1 Samuel 25:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And it came to pass about ten days after, that the Lord smote Nabal, that he died.”
1 Samuel 25:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 25:38 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 25:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“About ten days later, Yahweh struck Nabal, so that he died.”
1 Samuel 25:38 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 25:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And it came to pass about ten days after, that Jehovah smote Nabal, so that he died. ”
1 Samuel 25:38 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 25:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And it cometh to pass, <FI>in<Fi> about ten days, that Jehovah smiteth Nabal, and he dieth,”
1 Samuel 25:38 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 25:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it came to pass in about ten days that Jehovah smote Nabal, and he died. ”
1 Samuel 25:38 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 25:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And about ten dayes after, the Lord smote Nabal, that he dyed.”
1 Samuel 25:38 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 25:38 in Context — 1 Samuel 25
36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
37 But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
38 And it came to pass about ten days after, that the Lord smote Nabal, that he died.
39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the Lord, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the Lord hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
40 And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.
What Does 1 Samuel 25:38 Mean?
1 Samuel 25:38 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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