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

9So David’s servants went and spoke all these words to Nabal in David’s name. Then they paused. 10But Nabal responded to David’s servants, “Who is David, and who is this son of Jesse? This is a time when many servants are breaking away from their masters! Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have slaughtered for my shearers and give them to these men? I don’t even know where they came from!” 12So David’s servants went on their way. When they had returned, they came and told David all these things. 13Then David instructed his men, “Each of you strap on your sword!” So each one strapped on his sword, and David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men followed David up, while two hundred stayed behind with the equipment.

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 25:3The man’s name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was both wise and beautiful, but the man was harsh and his deeds were evil. He was a Calebite.
• 1 Samuel 24:13It’s like the old proverb says: ‘From evil people evil proceeds.’ But my hand will not be against you.
• Deuteronomy 8:17Be careful not to say, “My own ability and skill have gotten me this wealth.”
• Judges 8:6The officials of Succoth said, “You have not yet overpowered Zebah and Zalmunna. So why should we give bread to your army?”
• Job 31:17If I ate my morsel of bread myself, and did not share any of it with orphans –
• Psalms 73:7Their prosperity causes them to do wrong; their thoughts are sinful.
• 1 Peter 4:9Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
• Ecclesiastes 11:1Send your grain overseas, for after many days you will get a return.
• Galatians 6:10So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who belong to the family of faith.
• 1 Samuel 25:14But one of the servants told Nabal’s wife Abigail, “David sent messengers from the desert to greet our lord, but he screamed at them.
• John 9:29We know that God has spoken to Moses! We do not know where this man comes from!”
• 2 Corinthians 6:9as unknown, and yet well-known; as dying and yet – see! – we continue to live; as those who are scourged and yet not executed;

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