en_tn/1sa/25/21.md

Connecting Statement:

The writer gives background information before he continues with the story. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-background)

Now David had said, "Surely ... for good.

The reader needs to understand that David had said these things before he said, "Every man strap on his sword" in 1 Samuel 25:13.

Now David had said

The word "Now" is used here to mark a break in the story. The author stops telling about Abigail going to David and tells about what David had said sometime before Abigail went to him.

nothing was missed of all that belonged to him

This can be stated positively and in active form. Alternate translation: "he still has everything that was his" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-litotes and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive)