1 Samuel 25:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Samuel 25:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 25:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 25:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, “Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master; and he insulted them.”
1 Samuel 25:14 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 25:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 at them. ”
1 Samuel 25:14 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 25:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And to Abigail wife of Nabal hath one young man of the youths declared, saying, `Lo, David hath sent messengers out of the wilderness to bless our lord, and he flieth upon them;”
1 Samuel 25:14 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 25:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
1 Samuel 25:14 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 25:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Nowe one of the seruantes tolde Abigail Nabals wife, saying, Beholde, Dauid sent messengers out of the wildernesse to salute our master, and he rayled on them.”
1 Samuel 25:14 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 25:14 in Context — 1 Samuel 25
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:
16 They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
What Does 1 Samuel 25:14 Mean?
1 Samuel 25:14 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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