Tree of Life Version
1 Samuel 25:11
11So should I take my bread, my water and my meat that I have cooked for my shearers, and give it to men whom I don’t know where they come from?”
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 went and told Nabal all those words in David’s name, and waited. 10But Nabal answered David’s servants by saying, “Who is David? And who is Jesse’s son? Nowadays there are many slaves each running away from his master. So should I take my bread, my water and my meat that I have cooked for my shearers, and give it to men whom I don’t know where they come from?” 12So David’s young men turned around and went back. When they came and reported to him all these words, 13David said to his men, “Everyone buckle on your sword!” So each man buckled on his sword and David also buckled on his sword. About 400 men went up following David, while 200 stayed with the baggage.
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 25:3The man’s name was Nabal and his wife’s name was Abigail. The woman was intelligent and beautiful, but the man, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
- 1 Samuel 24:13As the old proverb goes, ‘Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness’—but my hand will never be on you.
- Deuteronomy 8:17You may say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand has made me this wealth.’
- Judges 8:6But the officials of Succoth said, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand? So why we should give bread to your army?”
- Job 31:17if I ate my morsel of bread myself, without letting an orphan eat of it
- Psalms 73:7Their eyes bulge out from fatness. The imaginations of their hearts run wild.
- 1 Peter 4:9Be hospitable one to another without grumbling.
- Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it.
- Galatians 6:10Therefore, whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good toward all—especially those who belong to the household of faith.
- 1 Samuel 25:14But one of the young men told Nabal’s wife Abigail saying, “Look, David had sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he spurned them.
- John 9:29We know that God has spoken to Moses; but as for this fellow, we don’t know where He is from.”
- 2 Corinthians 6:9as unknown and yet well-known; as dying, yet behold, we live; as disciplined yet not put to death;
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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