When Abigail returned home she found Nabal and his guests in the enjoyment of a great feast, which they had converted into 668 a scene of drunken revelry. Not until the next morning did she relate to her husband what had occurred in her interview with David. Nabal was a coward at heart; and when he realized how near his folly had brought him to a sudden death, he seemed smitten with paralysis. Fearful that David would still pursue his purpose of revenge, he was filled with horror, and sank down in a condition of helpless insensibility. After ten days he died. The life that God had given him had been only a curse to the world. In the midst of his rejoicing and making merry, God had said to him, as He said to the rich man of the parable, "This night thy soul shall be required of thee." Luke 12:20.


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Davids ædelmodighed

Da Abigajil kom hjem, holdt Nabal netop en stor fest, og både han selv og hans gæster var berusede. Først den næste morgen fortalte hun sin mand om sin samtale med David. Inderst inde var Nabal meget fej, og da han blev klar over, at hans dårskab nær havde kostet ham livet, blev han som lammet. Han var bange for, at David ikke havde opgivet tanken om at tage hævn, og blev så skrækslagen, at han sank hjælpeløs sammen. Ti dage efter døde han. Hans liv, som var en gave fra Gud, havde været til forbandelse for verden. Mens han festede og havde det lystigt, sagde Gud det samme til ham som til den rige mand i lignelsen: "I denne nat kræves din sjæl af dig." Luk. 12, 20.

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