1 Samuel 25
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1 Samuel 25:2-13

2Now there was a manH376 in 1MaonH4584 whose businessH4639 was in 2CarmelH3760; and the manH376 was veryH3966 3richH1419, and he had threeH7969 thousandH505 sheepH6629 and a thousandH505 goatsH5795. And it cameH1961 aboutH1961 while 4he was shearingH1494 his sheepH6629 in CarmelH3760 3(now the man’sH376 nameH8034 was NabalH5037, and his 5wife’sH802 nameH8034 was AbigailH26. And the womanH802 was 6intelligentH2896H7922 and beautifulH3303 in appearanceH8389, but the manH376 was harshH7186 and evilH7451 in his dealingsH4611, and he was 7a CalebiteH3614), 4that DavidH1732 heardH8085 in the wildernessH4057 that NabalH5037 was shearingH1494 his sheepH6629. 5So DavidH1732 sentH7971 tenH6235 youngH5288 menH5288; and DavidH1732 saidH559 to the youngH5288 menH5288, “GoH5927 upH5927 to CarmelH3760 and 8visitH935H413 NabalH5037, and greetH7592H7965 him in my nameH8034; 6and thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 you shall sayH559: ‘9Have a long lifeH2416, 10peaceH7965 to you, and peaceH7965 to your houseH1004, and peaceH7965 to allH3605 that you have! 7NowH6258 then, I have heardH8085 11that you have shearersH1494. NowH6258, your shepherdsH7462 have beenH1961 with us; we have not harmedH3637 them, 12norH3808 has anythingH3972 of theirs goneH6485 missingH6485 allH3605 the daysH3117 they were in CarmelH3760. 8AskH7592 your youngH5288 menH5288 and they will tellH5046 you. Therefore let my youngH5288 menH5288 findH4672 favorH2580 in your eyesH5869, for we have comeH935 on 13a 14festiveH2896 dayH3117. PleaseH4994 giveH5414 whateverH834 you findH4672 at handH3027 to your servantsH5650 and to your sonH1121 DavidH1732.’”

9When David’sH1732 youngH5288 menH5288 cameH935, they spokeH1696 to NabalH5037 in accordance with allH3605 theseH428 wordsH1697 in David’sH1732 nameH8034; then they waitedH5117. 10But NabalH5037 answeredH6030 David’sH1732 servantsH5650 and saidH559, “15WhoH4310 is DavidH1732? And whoH4310 is the sonH1121 of JesseH3448? There areH7231 manyH7231 servantsH5650 todayH3117 who are eachH376 breakingH6555 awayH6555 from his masterH113. 11Shall I then 16takeH3947 my breadH3899 and my waterH4325 and my meatH2878 that I have slaughteredH2873 for my shearersH1494, and giveH5414 it to menH376 17whoseH834 originH4480H2088H335 I do not knowH3045?” 12So David’sH1732 youngH5288 menH5288 madeH2015 their wayH1870 backH2015 and returnedH7725; and they cameH935 and informedH5046 him in accordance with allH3605 theseH428 wordsH1697. 13Then DavidH1732 saidH559 to his menH376, “EachH376 of you strapH2296 onH2296 his swordH2719.” So eachH376 manH376 strappedH2296 onH2296 his swordH2719. And DavidH1732 alsoH1571 strappedH2296 onH2296 his swordH2719, and about 18fourH702 hundredH3967 menH376 wentH5927 upH5927 behindH310 DavidH1732, while two hundredH3967 19stayedH3427 with the baggageH3627.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Samuel 25:2 1 Sam 23:24 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Samuel 25:2 Josh 15:55 ↩
  3. 3. 1 Samuel 25:2 Lit great ↩
  4. 4. 1 Samuel 25:2 Gen 38:13; 2 Sam 13:23 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Samuel 25:3 Prov 31:10 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Samuel 25:3 Lit of good understanding ↩
  7. 7. 1 Samuel 25:3 Josh 15:13; 1 Sam 30:14 ↩
  8. 8. 1 Samuel 25:5 Lit come to ↩
  9. 9. 1 Samuel 25:6 Lit To life ↩
  10. 10. 1 Samuel 25:6 1 Chr 12:18; Ps 122:7; Luke 10:5 ↩
  11. 11. 1 Samuel 25:7 2 Sam 13:23, 24 ↩
  12. 12. 1 Samuel 25:7 1 Sam 25:15, 21 ↩
  13. 13. 1 Samuel 25:8 Neh 8:10-12; Esth 9:19, 22 ↩
  14. 14. 1 Samuel 25:8 Lit good ↩
  15. 15. 1 Samuel 25:10 Judg 9:28 ↩
  16. 16. 1 Samuel 25:11 Judg 8:6, 15 ↩
  17. 17. 1 Samuel 25:11 Lit from where they are ↩
  18. 18. 1 Samuel 25:13 1 Sam 23:13 ↩
  19. 19. 1 Samuel 25:13 1 Sam 30:24 ↩

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25

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