New King James Version
1 Samuel 25:5
5David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel, go to Nabal, and greet him in my name.
1 Samuel 25:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:
- New International Version (NIV)So he sent ten young men and said to them, “Go up to Nabal at Carmel and greet him in my name.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So David sent ten young men. And David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal and greet him in my name.
- New Living Translation (NLT)he sent ten of his young men to Carmel with this message for Nabal:
Context of 1 Samuel 25:5
3The name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. And she was a woman of good understanding and beautiful appearance; but the man was harsh and evil in his doings. He was of the house of Caleb. 4When David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep, David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel, go to Nabal, and greet him in my name. 6And thus you shall say to him who lives in prosperity: ‘Peace be to you, peace to your house, and peace to all that you have! 7Now I have heard that you have shearers. Your shepherds were with us, and we did not hurt them, nor was there anything missing from them all the while they were in Carmel.
Read all of 1 Samuel 251 Samuel 25:5 word by word
וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח דָּוִ֖ד עֲשָׂרָ֣ה נְעָרִ֑ים וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד לַנְּעָרִ֗ים עֲל֤וּ כַרְמֶ֙לָה֙ וּבָאתֶ֣ם אֶל־נָבָ֔ל וּשְׁאֶלְתֶּם־ל֥וֹ בִשְׁמִ֖י לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- sent outשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
- young menנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Get you upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- to Carmelכַּרְמֶלkarmel · CarmelH3760
- and goבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- to Nabalנָבָלnâbâl · NabalH5037
- and greetשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peace: greetingH7965
- and greetשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
- him in my nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 25:5
- 1 Samuel 17:22And David left his supplies in the hand of the supply keeper, ran to the army, and came and greeted his brothers.
- Genesis 43:23But he said, “Peace be with you, do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks; I had your money.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25:5
- 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. 4-94-9. Nabal did shear his sheep, and David sent out ten young men, &c.--David and his men lurked in these deserts, associating with the herdsmen and shepherds of Nabal and others and doing them good offices, probably in return for information and supplies obtained through them. Hence when Nabal held his annual sheep-shearing in Carmel, David felt himself entitled to share in the festival and sent a message, recounting his own services and asking for 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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