This thought of responsibility in connection with the number five will be found to have reference chiefly to relations between men; it is the aspect of responsibility from one man to another. The number ten carries much the same thought of responsibility, but it is chiefly with reference to God, and in relation to His claims.
In 1 Samuel 25:18, Abigail takes multiples of five to David: 200 (5 x 40) loaves, 5 sheep, 5 measures of parched corn; 100 clusters of raisins, 200 cakes of figs. And (vs. 42) she took five damsels as her personal servants when she became David’s wife.
E. C. Pressland