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Was David Overreacting? Analyzing 1 Samuel 25 in Light of the Ancient Hospitality Code

by Jared Garcia

Was Nabal’s refusal to give food for six hundred people such a terrible wrong that David in 1 Samuel 25 would have been justified in seeking vengeance by killing Nabal’s entire household? Did David simply overreact? This paper demonstrates that an acquaintance with the hospitality…

 

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