1. 1 Samuel 25:7–8 (NEG79)
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Did David and his men have a right to share in Nabal’s profit or were they asking for charity?

1 Samuel 25:7–8 (NEG79)

7 Et maintenant, j'ai appris que tu as les tondeurs. Or tes bergers ont été avec nous; nous ne leur avons fait aucun outrage, et rien ne leur a été enlevé pendant tout le temps qu'ils ont été à Carmel.

Since David and his men had helped Nabal’s shepherds for some time (see 1 Samuel 25:16, 1 Samuel 25:21),1 they had a right to be rewarded for their work and share in the profit which they helped to secure. A worker is worthy of his wages (see Leviticus 19:13; 1 Timothy 5:18).