1 Samuel 25:5

3 His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.

4 While David was in the wilderness, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep.

So David sent ten young men and instructed them, “Go up to Nabal at Carmel. Greet him in my name

6 and say to him, ‘Long life to you, and peace to you and your house and to all that belongs to you.

7 Now I hear that it is time for shearing. When your shepherds were with us, we did not harass them, and nothing of theirs was missing the whole time they were in Carmel.

Her forteller Bibelen en historie om noen andre. Spør deg selv hva den kan si oss i dag. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB
Da sendte David ti av sine menn avsted og sa til dem: Gå opp til Karmel, og når dere kommer til Nabal, så hils ham fra meg
OTB
David sendte ti unge menn og instruerte dem, "Gå opp til Karmel, besøk Nabal, og gi hilsener i mitt navn.
B1930
Da sendte David ti av sine menn avsted og sa til dem: Gå op til Karmel, og når I kommer til Nabal, så hils ham fra mig
BSB
So David sent ten young men and instructed them, “Go up to Nabal at Carmel. Greet him in my name
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:
WEB
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.
ASV
And David sent 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:
DARBY
Then David sent out ten young men; and David said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name.
BLB
And David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and ask of his welfare in my name.

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