1 Samuel 25:13 — Bible Verse (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.”
1 Samuel 25:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 25:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 25:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
1 Samuel 25:13 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 25:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
1 Samuel 25:13 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 25:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And David saith to his men, `Gird ye on each his sword;' and they gird on each his sword, and David also girdeth on his sword, and there go up after David about four hundred men, and two hundred have remained by the vessels.”
1 Samuel 25:13 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 25:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
1 Samuel 25:13 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 25:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Dauid said vnto his men, Girde euery man his sword about him. And they girded euery man his sworde: Dauid also girded his sworde. And about foure hundreth men went vp after Dauid, and two hundreth abode by the cariage.”
1 Samuel 25:13 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 25:13 in Context — 1 Samuel 25
11 Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?
12 So David’s young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.
13 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.
14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them.
15 But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:
What Does 1 Samuel 25:13 Mean?
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