1 Samuel 25:1

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of 1 Samuel 25:1

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. 2There was a wealthy man from Maon who owned property near the town of Carmel. He had 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats, and it was sheep-shearing time. 3This man’s name was Nabal, and his wife, Abigail, was a sensible and beautiful woman. But Nabal, a descendant of Caleb, was crude and mean in all his dealings.

1 Samuel 25:1 word by word

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 28:3Meanwhile, Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him. He was buried in Ramah, his hometown. And Saul had banned from the land of Israel all mediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead.
• Genesis 50:11The local residents, the Canaanites, watched them mourning at the threshing floor of Atad. Then they renamed that place (which is near the Jordan) Abel-mizraim, for they said, “This is a place of deep mourning for these Egyptians.”
• Numbers 20:29When the people realized that Aaron had died, all Israel mourned for him thirty days.
• Deuteronomy 34:8The people of Israel mourned for Moses on the plains of Moab for thirty days, until the customary period of mourning was over.
• Acts 8:2(Some devout men came and buried Stephen with great mourning.)
• 1 Samuel 7:17Then he would return to his home at Ramah, and he would hear cases there, too. And Samuel built an altar to the Lord at Ramah.
• 1 Kings 2:34So Benaiah son of Jehoiada returned to the sacred tent and killed Joab, and he was buried at his home in the wilderness.
• 2 Chronicles 33:20When Manasseh died, he was buried in his palace. Then his son Amon became the next king.
• Isaiah 14:18“The kings of the nations lie in stately glory, each in his own tomb,
• Genesis 14:6and the Horites at Mount Seir, as far as El-paran at the edge of the wilderness.
• Genesis 21:21and he settled in the wilderness of Paran. His mother arranged for him to marry a woman from the land of Egypt.
• Numbers 10:12So the Israelites set out from the wilderness of Sinai and traveled on from place to place until the cloud stopped in the wilderness of Paran.
• Numbers 12:16Then they left Hazeroth and camped in the wilderness of Paran.
• Numbers 13:3So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He sent out twelve men, all tribal leaders of Israel, from their camp in the wilderness of Paran.
• Psalms 120:5How I suffer in far-off Meshech. It pains me to live in distant 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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 25:1

• Burial
• Paran
• Ramah
• Samuel

In the dictionaries

• David
• Paran
• Samuel
• Ramah
• Burial
• Conversant
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• Die
• Gardens
• Grave

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