1 Samuel 25:11

1 Samuel 25:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?
• New International Version (NIV)Why should I take my bread and water, and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give it to men coming from who knows where?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Shall I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have killed for my shearers and give it to men who come from I do not know where?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Shall I then take my bread and my water and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men when I do not know where they are from?”

Context of 1 Samuel 25:11

9When David’s young men came to Nabal, they repeated all of this to him for David, and then they waited. 10“Who is David?” Nabal answered David’s servants. “Who is Jesse’s son? So many servants nowadays are leaving their masters. Should I take my bread, my water, and my meat that I butchered for my shearers and give them to men coming from who knows where?” 12David’s young men returned and told him all this. 13“Each of you put on your swords!” David told his men. And everyone, including David, put on his sword. About four hundred men went with David, while two hundred men stayed with the supplies.

1 Samuel 25:11 word by word

וְלָקַחְתִּ֤י אֶת־לַחְמִי֙ וְאֶת־מֵימַ֔י וְאֵת֙ טִבְחָתִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר טָבַ֖חְתִּי לְגֹֽזְזָ֑י וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ לַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי אֵ֥י מִזֶּ֖ה הֵֽמָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Shall I then takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• my breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• and my waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• and my fleshטִבְחָהţibchâh · slaughteredH2878
• that I have killedטָבַחţâbach · to slaughterH2873
• for my shearersגָּזַזgâzaz · to shearH1494
• and giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• unto menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• whom I knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 25:11

• 1 Samuel 25:3This man’s name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was sensible and beautiful, but he was harsh and mean. He was a descendant of Caleb.
• 1 Samuel 24:13It’s like people used to say long ago, ‘Wickedness comes from wicked people.’ But I will not lay a hand on you.
• Deuteronomy 8:17You may say to yourselves, “I became wealthy because of my own ability and strength.”
• Judges 8:6The generals at Succoth replied, “We shouldn’t give your army food. You haven’t captured Zebah and Zalmunna yet.”
• Job 31:17or have eaten my food alone without letting the orphan eat any of it….
• Psalms 73:7Their eyes peer out from their fat faces, and their imaginations run wild.
• 1 Peter 4:9Welcome each other as guests without complaining.
• Ecclesiastes 11:1Throw your bread on the surface of the water, because you will find it again after many days.
• Galatians 6:10Whenever we have the opportunity, we have to do what is good for everyone, especially for the family of believers.
• 1 Samuel 25:14One of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, “David sent messengers from the desert to greet our master, who yelled at them.
• John 9:29We know that God spoke to Moses, but we don’t know where this man came from.”
• 2 Corinthians 6:9as unknown although we are well-known, as dying although, as you see, we go on living. We are punished, but we are not killed.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The mention of water indicates a country where water was scarce (compare Joshua 15:19). Or “bread and water” may be equivalent to “meat and drink.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2-11Verses 2-11 We should not have heard of Nabal, if nothing had passed between him and David. Observe his name, Nabal, "A fool;" so it signifies. Riches make men look great in the eye of the world; but to one that takes right views, Nabal looked very mean. He had no honour or honesty; he was churlish, cross, and ill-humoured; evil in his doings, hard and oppressive; a man that cared not what fraud and violence he used in getting and saving. What little…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-44This story about Nabal falls between two accounts in which Saul pursued David and David spared Saul’s life. Nabal was similar to Saul.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1210-12. Nabal answered David's servants, ... Who is David? &c.--Nabal's answer seems to indicate that the country was at the time in a loose and disorderly state. David's own good conduct, however, as well as the important services rendered by him and his men, were readily attested by Nabal's servants. The preparations of David to chastise his insolent language and ungrateful requital are exactly what would be done in the present day by Arab chiefs, who…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