1 Samuel 25:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.”

1 Samuel 25:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 25:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 25:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together and mourned for him, and buried him at his house at Ramah. Then David arose and went down to the wilderness of Paran.”

1 Samuel 25:1 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 25:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran. ”

1 Samuel 25:1 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 25:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Samuel dieth, and all Israel are gathered, and mourn for him, and bury him in his house, in Ramah; and David riseth and goeth down unto the wilderness of Paran.”

1 Samuel 25:1 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 25:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Samuel died; and all Israel were gathered together, and lamented him; and they buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose and went down to the wilderness of Paran. ”

1 Samuel 25:1 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 25:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Samuel dyed, and all Israel assembled, and mourned for him, and buried him in his owne house at Ramah. And Dauid arose and went downe to the wildernes of Paran.”

1 Samuel 25:1 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 25:1 in Context — 1 Samuel 25

1 And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

2 And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

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.

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What Does 1 Samuel 25:1 Mean?

1 Samuel 25:1 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 25. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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