1 Samuel 25:27

1Sa 25:27 And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.

Ver. 27. And now this blessing,] i.e., This present, the fruit of God’s blessing.

Let it even be given unto the young men.] For of thine acceptance or personal use I hold it not worthy.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

1Sa 25:27. Now this blessing — That is, this present or gift. The same phrase is used, 1Sa 30:26; 2Ki 5:15. A present is termed a blessing, not only because the matter of it comes from God’s blessing, but also because it is given with a blessing, or with a good will. Let it be given unto the young men — As being unworthy of David’s own acceptance. Thus humbly she speaks of the noble present she had brought.

Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Or, present.

Hebrew, walk at the feet.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.

(27) This blessing.—That is to say, gift. Of this Abigail makes little account—it was simply an expression of her homage and good will. It was not intended, of course, for David, but for his company; but she brought it, as is the custom in the East where an inferior approaches a superior, whether as a visitor or as a suppliant, to bring in the hand gifts. Let it be given, she added, to his companions.

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

27. this blessing] So a complimentary present is styled in ch. 1Sa_30:26. Cp. Gen_33:11; 2Co_9:5 (εὐλογία, as here in the Sept.).

unto the young men] She does not presume to offer it for David’s own use.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

And now this blessing, which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord,.... The present, consisting of the things mentioned in Sa1 25:18; which came as a blessing from God, and with good will from her:

let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord; the servants of David: in the original it is, "that walk at the feet of my lord": and which the Targum paraphrases, "who minister before my lord"; and so Abigail's damsels are called "pedissequae", or "that walked at her feet", Sa1 25:42; and with the Romans, in later times, servants were called a "pedibus" and "pedissequi" (d). This also is very artfully said, as if the present was not good enough for David, and worthy of his acceptance; might be agreeable to his men, and of service to them.

(d) Vid. Pignorium de Servis, p. 140, 248, 293.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Blessing, or present. (Menochius) See 2 Corinthians ix. 5. (Calmet)

George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).

This blessing; so a gift or present is called here, and Gen 33:11, and elsewhere; not only because the matter of it comes from God’s blessing, but also because it is given with a blessing, or with a good will.

Let it even be given unto the young men, as being unworthy of thine acceptance or use.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

Blessing - So a gift or present is called here, and elsewhere; not only because the matter of it comes from God's blessing; but also because it is given with a blessing, or with a good will. Unto the young men - As being unworthy of thine acceptance or use.

John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.

Connecting Statement:

Abigail continues to tell David not to be angry.

this present

"these gifts." The "present" was actually many different things.

your servant ... my master ... my master ... the trespass of your servant ... my master ... my master

Abigail speaks of herself and David as if they are two different people to show that she respects David. AT: "I ... you ... you ... my trespass ... you ... you" (See: Pronouns)

let this present ... be given to the young men

Abigail uses the passive to show her respect for David. This can be translated in active form. AT: "please give it to the young men" or "please let my master give it to the young men" (See: Active or Passive)

Yahweh will certainly make my master a sure house

Here "house" is an idiom used for "descendants." AT: "Yahweh will ensure that my master always has a descendant who serves as king" (See: Idiom)

fighting the battles of Yahweh

"fighting against Yahweh's enemies"

evil will not be found in you

This can be translated in active form. AT: "no one will ever see you do any evil thing" or "you will never do anything evil" (See: Active or Passive)

translationWords

servant

lord

forgive

trespass

Yahweh

house

evil

life

unfoldingWord translationNotes — © Distant Shores Media and the Door43 World Missions Community, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: git.door43.org/Door43/en_tn.

Let it be given to the youths. And it will be given to the youths who are going, etc. נִתְּנָה [=it was given] is past tense, וְנִתְּנָה [=it will be given] is future tense.

Rashi on the Tanakh — English translations: “The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg” (CC BY 4.0); “Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934” (public domain); “The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J” (CC BY 4.0); and “The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997” (CC BY 4.0). Text via Sefaria.