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1 Samuel 25:13

David
AngerSelf-controlSpiritual warfare

11 Why should I take my bread and water and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give them to these men whose origin I do not know?”

12 So David’s men turned around and went back, and they relayed to him all these words.

And David said to his men, “Strap on your swords!” So David and all his men put on their swords, and about four hundred men followed David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.

14 Meanwhile, one of Nabal’s young men informed Nabal’s wife Abigail, “Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he scolded them.

15 Yet these men were very good to us. When we were in the field, we were not harassed, and nothing of ours went missing the whole time we lived among them.

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BSB
And David said to his men, “Strap on your swords!” So David and all his men put on their swords, and about four hundred men followed David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.
KJV
And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.
WEB
David said to his men, “Every man put on his sword!” Every man put on his sword. David also put on his sword. About four hundred men followed David, and two hundred stayed by the baggage.
ASV
And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the baggage.
DARBY
And David said to his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword; and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the baggage.
BLB
And David said to his men, “Every man gird on his sword.” And every man girded on his sword, and David also girded on his sword. And went with David about four hundred men, and two hundred stayed with the vessels.
ÅB
Da sa David til sine menn: Spenn sverdet om dere, alle mann! Så spente de alle sine sverd om seg, og David spente og sverdet om seg. Og de fulgte David opp; det var omkring fire hundre mann, og to hundre ble igjen ved trosset.
OTB
David sa til sine menn, "Hver av dere spenne på sitt sverd!" Så hver mann spente på sitt sverd, og David spente også på sitt sverd. Og omkring fire hundre menn gikk opp bak David, mens to hundre ble igjen med forsyningene.
B1930
Da sa David til sine menn: Spenn sverdet om eder, alle mann! Så spente de alle sine sverd om sig, og David spente og sverdet om sig. Og de fulgte David op; det var omkring fire hundre mann, og to hundre blev igjen ved trosset.

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 23:13

    Then David and his men, about six hundred strong, set out and departed from Keilah, moving from place to place. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he declined to go forth.

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  • Proverbs 19:2

    Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.

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  • 1 Samuel 30:21–24

    When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him from the Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David approached the men, he greeted them,

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  • Romans 12:19–21

    Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”

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  • Proverbs 19:11

    A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

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  • 1 Samuel 24:5–6

    Afterward, David’s conscience was stricken because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.

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  • Proverbs 25:8

    do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?

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  • Proverbs 14:29

    A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.

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