1 Samuel 25:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Samuel 25:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 25:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 25:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now David had said, “Surely in vain I have kept all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained to him. He has returned me evil for good.”
1 Samuel 25:21 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 25:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 returned me evil for good. ”
1 Samuel 25:21 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 25:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And David said, `Only, in vain I have kept all that this <FI>one<Fi> hath in the wilderness, and nothing hath been looked after of all that he hath, and he turneth back to me evil for good;”
1 Samuel 25:21 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 25:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Now David had said, Surely, in vain have I kept all that this [man] had in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that was his; and he has requited me evil for good. ”
1 Samuel 25:21 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 25:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Dauid said, In deede I haue kept all in vaine that this fellow had in the wildernesse, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained vnto him: for he hath requited me euill for good.”
1 Samuel 25:21 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 25:21 in Context — 1 Samuel 25
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.
23 And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,
What Does 1 Samuel 25:21 Mean?
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