1 Samuel 25:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

1 Samuel 25:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 25:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 25:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail. This woman was intelligent and had a beautiful face; but the man was surly and evil in his doings. He was of the house of Caleb.”

1 Samuel 25:3 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 25:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was 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. ”

1 Samuel 25:3 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 25:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the name of the man <FI>is<Fi> Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail, and the woman <FI>is<Fi> of good understanding, and of fair form, and the man <FI>is<Fi> hard and evil <FI>in<Fi> doings; and he <FI>is<Fi> a Calebite.”

1 Samuel 25:3 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 25:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance; but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was a Calebite. ”

1 Samuel 25:3 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 25:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The name also of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail, and she was a woman of singular wisdome, and beautifull, but the man was churlish, and euil conditioned, and was of the familie of Caleb.”

1 Samuel 25:3 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 25:3 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.

4 And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.

5 And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:

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What Does 1 Samuel 25:3 Mean?

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