Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version While David was in the wilderness, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep. New Living Translation When David heard that Nabal was shearing his sheep, English Standard Version David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep. Berean Standard Bible While David was in the wilderness, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep. King James Bible And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep. New King James Version When David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep, New American Standard Bible that David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep. NASB 1995 that David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep. NASB 1977 that David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep. Legacy Standard Bible that David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep. Amplified Bible David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep. Christian Standard Bible While David was in the wilderness, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep, Holman Christian Standard Bible While David was in the wilderness, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep, American Standard Version And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal sheared his sheep Brenton Septuagint Translation And David heard in the wilderness, that Nabal the Carmelite was shearing his sheep. Contemporary English Version One day, Nabal was in Carmel where his servants were cutting the wool from his sheep. David was in the desert when he heard about it. Douay-Rheims Bible And when David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep, English Revised Version And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep. GOD'S WORD® Translation While David was in the desert, he heard that Nabal was shearing his sheep. Good News Translation and David, who was in the wilderness, heard about it, International Standard Version While David was in the wilderness, he heard that Nabal was shearing his sheep. JPS Tanakh 1917 And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep. Literal Standard Version And David hears in the wilderness that Nabal is shearing his flock, Majority Standard Bible While David was in the wilderness, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep. New American Bible While in the wilderness, David heard that Nabal was shearing his flock, NET Bible When David heard in the desert that Nabal was shearing his sheep, New Revised Standard Version David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep. New Heart English Bible David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep. Webster's Bible Translation And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep. World English Bible David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep. Young's Literal Translation And David heareth in the wilderness that Nabal is shearing his flock, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David, Nabal, and Abigail…3His 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. 4While David was in the wilderness, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep. 5So David sent ten young men and instructed them, “Go up to Nabal at Carmel. Greet him in my name… Cross References 1 Samuel 25:3 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. 1 Samuel 25:5 So David sent ten young men and instructed them, "Go up to Nabal at Carmel. Greet him in my name Treasury of Scripture And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep. did shear Genesis 38:13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep. 2 Samuel 13:23 And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons. Jump to Previous Cutting David Desert Heard Heareth Nabal Shear Shearing Sheep Waste Wilderness Wool WordJump to Next Cutting David Desert Heard Heareth Nabal Shear Shearing Sheep Waste Wilderness Wool Word1 Samuel 25 1. Samuel dies2. David in Paran sends to Nabal 10. Provoked by Nabal's rudeness, he minds to destroy him 14. Abigail understanding thereof 18. takes a present 23. and by her wisdom 32. pacifies David 36. Nabal hearing thereof, dies 39. David takes Abigail and Ahinoam to be his wives 44. Michal is given to Phalti (4) And David heard in the wilderness.--The question of the support of the large band of devoted followers who obeyed David must have been usually a very anxious one. No doubt, contributions from the farmers and sheep-masters materially aided the supplies David and his men derived from their raids across the Philistine borders. It is likely enough that some of these contributions were not always willingly made; still, there is no doubt that the presence of the armed band of David during the latter years of Saul afforded considerable protection to the border land. His position resembled that of a modern Arab sheik of a friendly Bedaween tribe, and it is clear that on the whole his career as head of an army of free lances tended to popularise him among the southern tribes of Israel. Nabal's conduct appears to have been more than churlish and foolish, for David, according to the showing of Nabal's own shepherds, had on many occasions been of substantial service to them as they tended their flocks in exposed and dangerous localities. The testimony of these shepherd folk may be accepted generally as the popular estimate of David and his acts during this rough and sorely tried period of his life.Verses 4, 5. - Though David had gone some distance southward of Carmel, yet it was worth his while to send men to Nabal's sheep shearing, as the maintenance of his numerous force must have been a continual difficulty. The large number, ten, also shows that he expected a liberal gift of food. Probably such missions were not uncommon, and the large sheep masters were glad to supply the wants of one who guarded their flocks and defended them from the incursions of the desert tribes. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew While Davidדָּוִ֖ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse was in the wilderness, בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר (bam·miḏ·bār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech he heard וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע (way·yiš·ma‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction Nabal נָבָ֖ל (nā·ḇāl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5037: Nabal -- a man of Carmel was shearing גֹזֵ֥ז (ḡō·zêz) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1494: To cut off, to shear a, flock, shave the hair, to destroy an enemy sheep. צֹאנֽוֹ׃ (ṣō·nōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock Links 1 Samuel 25:4 NIV1 Samuel 25:4 NLT 1 Samuel 25:4 ESV 1 Samuel 25:4 NASB 1 Samuel 25:4 KJV 1 Samuel 25:4 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 25:4 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 25:4 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 25:4 French Bible 1 Samuel 25:4 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 25:4 David heard in the wilderness that Nabal (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |