Chapter 14 9 (Mark 6:26; 1 Samuel 25:32-34). Wrong to Keep a Wrong Vow—David had taken an oath that Nabal and his household should perish; but now he saw that it was not only wrong to make such a vow, but it would be wrong to keep it. If Herod had had the moral courage of David, no matter how humiliating it might have been, he would have retracted the oath that devoted John the Baptist’s head to the ax of the executioner, that the revenge of an evil woman might be accomplished, and he would not have had upon his soul the guilt of the murder of the prophet of God (The Signs of the Times, October 26, 1888).{5BC 1094.3}

Kapitel 14

9 (Mark 6,26; 1 Sam. 25,32-34). Forkert at holde et forkert løfte. - David havde aflagt en ed at Nabal og hans hus skulle gå fortabt; men nu så han at det var ikke kun forkert at aflægge en sådan ed, men det ville være forkert at holde den. Hvis Herodes havde haft Davids moralske mod, uanset hvor ydmyg han kunne være, ville han have tilbagetrukket den end som lagde Johannes Døbers hoved til bødlens økse, så en hævngerrig ond kvinde kunne få udrettet, og han ville ikke have haft en Gudsprofets morders skyld på sin sjæl (ST 26. okt., 1888).