1 Samuel 25:5
3 Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.
4 And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.
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:
6 And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.
7 And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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.
- 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
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Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 43:23
And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
Read in context1 Samuel 17:22
And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
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