English Standard Version
1 Samuel 25:1
1Now Samuel died. And all Israel assembled and mourned for him, and they buried him in his house at Ramah. Then David rose and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
1 Samuel 25:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
- New International Version (NIV)Now Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David moved down into the Desert of Paran.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Samuel died; and the Israelites gathered together and lamented for him, and buried him at his home in Ramah. And David arose and went down to the Wilderness of Paran.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Now Samuel died, and all Israel gathered for his funeral. They buried him at his house in Ramah. Then David moved down to the wilderness of Maon.
Context of 1 Samuel 25:1
Now Samuel died. And all Israel assembled and mourned for him, and they buried him in his house at Ramah. Then David rose and went down to the wilderness of Paran. 2And there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. The man was very rich; he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep in Carmel. 3Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. The woman was discerning and beautiful, but the man was harsh and badly behaved; he was a Calebite.
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וַיָּ֣מָת שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיִּקָּבְצ֤וּ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיִּסְפְּדוּ־ל֔וֹ וַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּ בְּבֵית֖וֹ בָּרָמָ֑ה וַיָּ֣קָם דָּוִ֔ד וַיֵּ֖רֶד אֶל־מִדְבַּ֥ר פָּארָֽן׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
- diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
- and all the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- were gathered togetherקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
- and lamentedסָפַדsâphad · to mournH5594
- him, and buriedקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
- him in his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- at Ramahרָמָהrâmâh · RamahH7414
- And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- aroseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
- and went downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
- to the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
- of Paranפָּארָןpâ'rân · ParanH6290
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 25:1
- 1 Samuel 28:3Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had put the mediums and the necromancers out of the land.
- Genesis 50:11When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning on the threshing floor of Atad, they said, "This is a grievous mourning by the Egyptians." Therefore the place was named Abel-mizraim; it is beyond the Jordan.
- Numbers 20:29And when all the congregation saw that Aaron had perished, all the house of Israel wept for Aaron thirty days.
- Deuteronomy 34:8And the people of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days. Then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.
- Acts 8:2Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.
- 1 Samuel 7:17Then he would return to Ramah, for his home was there, and there also he judged Israel. And he built there an altar to the Lord.
- 1 Kings 2:34Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and struck him down and put him to death. And he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
- 2 Chronicles 33:20So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his house, and Amon his son reigned in his place.
- Isaiah 14:18All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb;
- Genesis 14:6and the Horites in their hill country of Seir as far as El-paran on the border of the wilderness.
- Genesis 21:21He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
- Numbers 10:12and the people of Israel set out by stages from the wilderness of Sinai. And the cloud settled down in the wilderness of Paran.
- Numbers 12:16After that the people set out from Hazeroth, and camped in the wilderness of Paran.
- Numbers 13:3So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran, according to the command of the Lord, all of them men who were heads of the people of Israel.
- Psalms 120:5Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1And Samuel died - Samuel lived, as is supposed, about ninety-eight years; was in the government of Israel before Saul from sixteen to twenty years; and ceased to live, according to the Jews, about four months before the death of Saul; but according to Calmet and others, two years. But all this is very uncertain; how long he died before Saul, cannot be ascertained. For some account of his character, see the end of the chapter, 1 Samuel 25:44; (note)…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1In his house at Ramah - Probably in the court or garden attached to his dwelling-house. (Compare 2 Chronicles 33:20; 2 Kings 21:18; John 19:41.) The wilderness of Paran - The Septuagint has the far more probable reading “Maon.” The wilderness of Paran lay far off to the south, on the borders of the wilderness of Sinai Numbers 10:12; 1 Kings 11:18, whereas the following verse 1 Samuel 25:2 shows that the scene is laid in the immediate neighborhood of Maon…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Death of Samuel. (1) David's request; Nabal's churlish refusal. (2-11) David's intention to destroy Nabal. (12-17) Abigail takes a present to David. (18-31) He is pacified, Nabal dies. (32-39) David takes Abigail to wife. (39-44) Verse 1 All Israel lamented Samuel, and they had reason. He prayed daily for them. Those have hard hearts, who can bury faithful ministers without grief; who do not feel their loss of those who have prayed for them, and taught…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Paran: According to the Masoretic Text, David went to the wilderness of Paran after Samuel’s death. The Septuagint instead reads Maon, which fits better with the following story set in the Maon/Carmel area of Judah. This town in southern Judah (see study note on 1 Samuel 23:24) was probably Nabal’s home. The wilderness of Paran itself lay much farther south, in the northern Sinai near Kadesh-barnea, and is elsewhere described as a place of refuge (Genesis…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91Sa 25:1-9. Samuel Dies. 1. Samuel died--After a long life of piety and public usefulness, he left behind him a reputation which ranks him among the greatest of Scripture worthies. buried him in his house at Ramah--that is, his own mausoleum. The Hebrews took as great care to provide sepulchers anciently as people do in the East still, where every respectable family has its own house of the dead. Often this is in a little detached garden, containing a…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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