1 Samuel 25:11 Meaning and Explanation
“Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?”
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Read Full Chapter →Nabal refuses to share his bread, water, and meat with men he claims not to know.
What Does 1 Samuel 25:11 Mean?
Nabal sharpens his refusal by clutching at what he calls his own, my bread, my water, my flesh, as if generosity would rob him. He feigns ignorance of David's men to justify withholding even a small share of his abundance.
The repeated my reveals a heart that grasps rather than gives. Nabal forgets that all he has was first received, and that hospitality to the stranger is among the oldest duties of the faithful. Where God gives plenty as a trust for blessing others, the fool hoards it as a possession to be defended. Such hardness sows the very ruin it fears.
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What does 1 Samuel 25:11 mean?
Nabal refuses to share his bread, water, and meat with men he claims not to know.