When David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
"Every man gird on his sword"  (1 Samuel 25:13).  1 Samuel 25:22, below, tells us what David had in mind.  He planned to murder Nabal and every male member of his whole establishment.  This contemplated action on David's part was sinful.  Henry pointed out that only a few days ago David had spared Saul's life.  Saul was David's bitterest enemy; from him David expected nothing except hatred, or even death; and now, because of a few hard, ugly words, David felt that nothing but the blood of a whole family must be shed to avenge the affront.  "Lord, what is man?  What is in the best of them when God leaves them to themselves to try them"[11]