1 Samuel 25:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.”
1 Samuel 25:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 25:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 25:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“As she rode on her donkey, and came down hidden by the mountain, behold, David and his men came down toward her, and she met them.”
1 Samuel 25:20 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 25:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And it was so, as she rode on her ass, and came down by the covert of the mountain, that, behold, David and his men came down toward her; and she met them. ”
1 Samuel 25:20 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 25:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and it hath come to pass, she is riding on the ass and is coming down in the secret part of the hill-country, and lo, David and his men are coming down to meet her, and she meeteth them.”
1 Samuel 25:20 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 25:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And as she was riding on the ass, and coming down by the covert of the hill, behold, David and his men came down opposite to her; and she met them. ”
1 Samuel 25:20 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 25:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And as shee rode on her asse, shee came downe by a secret place of the mountaine, and beholde, Dauid and his men came downe against her, and she met them.”
1 Samuel 25:20 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 25:20 in Context — 1 Samuel 25
18 Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.
19 And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.
20 And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.
21 Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.
22 So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
What Does 1 Samuel 25:20 Mean?
1 Samuel 25:20 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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