1 Samuel 25:10
8 Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.
9 And when David’s young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.
11 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?
12 So David’s young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.
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- BSB
- But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.
- KJV
- And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.
- WEB
- Nabal answered David’s servants and said, “Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants who break away from their masters these days.
- ASV
- And Nabal answered David`s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants now-a-days that break away every man from his master.
- DARBY
- And Nabal answered David's servants and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants now-a-days that break away every man from his master.
- BLB
- And Nabal answered the servants of David, and said, “Who [is] David? And who [is] the son of Jesse? Today there are many servants who break away, a man from the face of his master.
- ÅB
- Men Nabal svarte Davids tjenere og sa: Hvem er David, hvem er Isais sønn? Nå om dagene er der mange tjenere som løper bort fra sine herrer.
- OTB
- Men Nabal svarte Davids tjenere, "Hvem er David? Og hvem er Isais sønn? Det er mange tjenere i disse dager som bryter bort fra sine herrer.
- B1930
- Men Nabal svarte Davids tjenere og sa: Hvem er David, hvem er Isais sønn? Nu om dagene er der mange tjenere som løper bort fra sine herrer.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 9:28
And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
Read in contextPsalms 73:7–8
Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
Read in context2 Samuel 20:1
And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
Read in contextIsaiah 32:7
The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
Read in contextIsaiah 32:5
The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.
Read in contextPsalms 123:3–4
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
Read in context1 Samuel 22:7–8
Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;
Read in context1 Kings 12:16
So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.
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