New Living Translation
1 Samuel 25:11
11Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I’ve slaughtered for my shearers and give it to a band of outlaws who come from who knows where?”
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
9David’s young men gave this message to Nabal in David’s name, and they waited for a reply. 10“Who is this fellow David?” Nabal sneered to the young men. “Who does this son of Jesse think he is? There are lots of servants these days who run away from their masters. Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I’ve slaughtered for my shearers and give it to a band of outlaws who come from who knows where?” 12So David’s young men returned and told him what Nabal had said. 13“Get your swords!” was David’s reply as he strapped on his own. Then 400 men started off with David, and 200 remained behind to guard their equipment.
Read all of 1 Samuel 251 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, Abigail, was a sensible and beautiful woman. But Nabal, a descendant of Caleb, was crude and mean in all his dealings.
- 1 Samuel 24:13As that old proverb says, ‘From evil people come evil deeds.’ So you can be sure I will never harm you.
- Deuteronomy 8:17He did all this so you would never say to yourself, ‘I have achieved this wealth with my own strength and energy.’
- Judges 8:6But the officials of Succoth replied, “Catch Zebah and Zalmunna first, and then we will feed your army.”
- Job 31:17Have I been stingy with my food and refused to share it with orphans?
- Psalms 73:7These fat cats have everything their hearts could ever wish for!
- 1 Peter 4:9Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay.
- Ecclesiastes 11:1Send your grain across the seas, and in time, profits will flow back to you.
- Galatians 6:10Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith.
- 1 Samuel 25:14Meanwhile, one of Nabal’s servants went to Abigail and told her, “David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he screamed insults at them.
- John 9:29We know God spoke to Moses, but we don’t even know where this man comes from.”
- 2 Corinthians 6:9We are ignored, even though we are well known. We live close to death, but we are still alive. We have been beaten, but we have not been 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
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