תלמוד על עירובין 1:10

⁹¹A Hebrew version of most of the story is in Midrash Samuel (ed. Buber) 25. This Nabal⁹²“Scoundrel”. But the name seems to be Arabic نبل “possessed of superior qualities, generous, noble.” was a descendant of Kelubai. Nabal said, nobody in Israel comes from a better family than I. That is what is written⁹³1S. 25:2.: A man from Maˋon had his business in Karmel; the man was exceedingly rich, a Kalebite, a descendant of Kelubai. David heard in the prairie that Nabal was shearing⁹⁴1S. 25:4.. Tell him, to life⁹⁵1S. 25:6.! For long life. Peace be with you, etc. Rebbi Justus from Sunem said, they formed a camp⁹⁶This is a side remark; it is more explicit in Erubin 1, 19c l. 75. In v. 4, it is stated that David sent 10 men to Nabal; in v. 6 it is stated they encamped. He concludes that the legal definition of a camp (for the religious obligations in wartime) refers to a minimum of 10 men.. Nabal answered David’s servants⁹⁷1S. 25:10., etc. From where that in criminal trials the voting starts from the side? Samuel the Elder stated before Rebbi Aḥa: David told his men⁹⁸1S. 25:13. The argument is quoted in the Babli, 36a, in the name of R. Johanan. The verse explains that David told his men to gird their swords; he girded his sword last. This is read to mean that he first polled his men whether Nabal should be executed for the crime of lèse-majesty; he gave his vote last., etc. He flew at them⁹⁹1S. 25:14.. What means he flew at them? He made them fly with words¹⁰⁰Rashi quotes this in his Commentary to the verse.. Now know this and consider what to do¹⁰¹1S. 25:17.. She fell in with them¹⁰²1S. 25:20., she bared her thigh and they walked by its light¹⁰³Since in v. 3 she is described as a radiant beauty.. She fell in with them, they all were recognizable¹⁰⁴In the dark of the night.. [David] said, was it in vain that I watched¹⁰⁵1S. 25:21., etc.? Pissing on a wall¹⁰⁶1S. 25:22.; why does he refer to the dog pissing on a wall? Even with the dog I shall not have mercy. Abigail saw David¹⁰⁷1S. 25:23., etc. She told him, my lord David, what did I do, what did my children do, what did my animals do? He answered her, because he insulted the kingdom of David. She asked him, are you a king? He told her, did not Samuel anoint me as king? She answered him, our Lord’s Saul‘s coin¹⁰⁸Latin moneta. is still circulating. And I am your servant¹⁰⁹1S. 25:25.; this proves that he asked her for sex¹¹⁰Since in each sentence she repeats that she only is his servant, she has to emphasize that she is not going to be his companion.. Immediately, she brought out her stains¹¹¹Indicating that she was not available since she was menstruating, and treating him as a rabbi, competent to decide whether blood was menstrual or not (cf. Introduction to Tractate Niddah.) and showed him. He said, does one investigate stains in the night? She retorted, may your ears hear what your lips say! Stains one does not investigate in the night, does one judge capital cases in the night? He answered, his sentence was already passed in daytime. She retorted, may this not be פוּקָה for you¹¹²1S. 25:31..