According to Nabal’s wife, Abigail, his name means “Fool.” It is a mystery to me how anyone would get such a name, but he did. Why didn’t he change it? And, why in the world did he live up to it as she said he did (v. 25)? In addition to being the name of a man, this word is used to describe a variety of foolish ways: Deuteronomy 32:6,21; 2 Samuel 3:33; 13:13; Job 2:10; 30:8; Psalm 14:1; 39:8; 53:1; 74:18,22; Proverbs 17:7,21; 30:22; Isaiah 32:5-6; Jeremiah 17:11; Ezekiel 13:3.
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