Verse 14

1 Samuel 25:14

Darby Translation

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14 And one of [Nabal's] young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to bless our master; and he has insulted them.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/לַ/אֲבִיגַ֨יִל֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת נָבָ֔ל הִגִּ֧יד נַֽעַר אֶחָ֛ד מֵ/הַ/נְּעָרִ֖ים לֵ/אמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֣ה שָׁלַח֩ דָּוִ֨ד מַלְאָכִ֧ים מֵֽ/הַ/מִּדְבָּ֛ר לְ/בָרֵ֥ךְ אֶת אֲדֹנֵ֖י/נוּ וַ/יָּ֥עַט בָּ/הֶֽם

English Translation

And a certain young man from the servants of Abigail, the wife of Nabal, told, saying, "Behold, David has sent messengers from the desert to bless our lord," and he scolded them.

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Chapter 25 Context

1 And Samuel died; and all Israel were gathered together, and lamented him; and they buried him in his... Focus ↗

2 And there was a man at Maon, whose business was at Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had th... Focus ↗

3 And the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was of good under... Focus ↗

4 And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep. Focus ↗

5 Then David sent out ten young men; and David said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal... Focus ↗

6 And thus shall ye say: Long life [to thee]! and peace be to thee, and peace be to thy house, and pea... Focus ↗

7 And now I have heard that thou hast shearers; now thy shepherds who were with us, we hurt them not,... Focus ↗

8 Ask thy young men, and they will tell thee. Therefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes; f... Focus ↗

9 And David's young men came, and spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, an... Focus ↗

10 And Nabal answered David's servants and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are m... Focus ↗

11 And shall I take my bread, and my water, and my flesh which I have killed for my shearers, and give... Focus ↗

12 And David's young men turned their way, and went back, and came and reported to him according to all... Focus ↗

13 And David said to his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; a... Focus ↗

14 And one of [Nabal's] young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out...

15 And the men were very good to us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we anything, as long as we co... Focus ↗

16 They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them feeding the sheep. Focus ↗

17 And now know and consider what thou wilt do, for evil is determined against our master, and against... Focus ↗

18 And Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two skin-bottles of wine, and five sheep re... Focus ↗

19 And she said to her young men, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she did not tell her h... Focus ↗

20 And as she was riding on the ass, and coming down by the covert of the hill, behold, David and his m... Focus ↗

21 Now David had said, Surely, in vain have I kept all that this [man] had in the wilderness, so that n... Focus ↗

22 So and more also do God (Elohim) to the enemies of David, if I leave of all that is his by the morni... Focus ↗

23 And when Abigail saw David, she hasted and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, a... Focus ↗

24 and fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, [upon] me let the iniquity be; but let thy handmai... Focus ↗

25 Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, Nabal; for as his name is, so is he: Nabal... Focus ↗

26 And now, my lord, [as] Jehovah liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, seeing Jehovah has restrained thee... Focus ↗

27 And now this blessing which thy bondmaid has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men th... Focus ↗

28 I pray thee, forgive the transgression of thy handmaid: for Jehovah will certainly make my lord a la... Focus ↗

29 And if a man is risen up to pursue thee and to seek thy life, the soul of my lord shall be bound in... Focus ↗

30 And it shall come to pass, when Jehovah shall do to my lord according to all the good that he has sp... Focus ↗

31 that this shall be no stumbling-block to thee, nor offence of heart for my lord, either that thou ha... Focus ↗

32 And David said to Abigail, Blessed be Jehovah, the God (Elohim) of Israel, who sent thee this day to... Focus ↗

33 And blessed be thy discernment, and blessed be thou, who hast kept me this day from coming with bloo... Focus ↗

34 But indeed, as Jehovah the God (Elohim) of Israel liveth, who has restrained me from hurting thee, e... Focus ↗

35 So David received of her hand what she had brought him, and said to her, Go up in peace to thy house... Focus ↗

36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and N... Focus ↗

37 And it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, that his wife told him thes... Focus ↗

38 And it came to pass in about ten days that Jehovah smote Nabal, and he died. Focus ↗

39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be Jehovah, who has pleaded the cause of... Focus ↗

40 And the servants of David came to Abigail to Carmel, and spoke to her, saying, David has sent us to... Focus ↗

41 And she arose and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thy handmaid be a bo... Focus ↗

42 And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that followed her; an... Focus ↗

43 David had also taken Ahinoam of Jizreel; and they became, even both of them, his wives. Focus ↗

44 But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim. Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 25 (44 verses)
Version: Darby Translation

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