1 Samuel 25:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Samuel 25:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 25:40 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 25:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When David’s servants had come to Abigail to Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, “David has sent us to you, to take you to him as wife.””
1 Samuel 25:40 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 25:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David hath sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife. ”
1 Samuel 25:40 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 25:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the servants of David come in unto Abigail at Carmel, and speak unto her, saying, `David hath sent us unto thee to take thee to him for a wife.'”
1 Samuel 25:40 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 25:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the servants of David came to Abigail to Carmel, and spoke to her, saying, David has sent us to thee, to take thee as his wife. ”
1 Samuel 25:40 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 25:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And whe the seruants of Dauid were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake vnto her, saying, Dauid sent vs to thee, to take thee to his wife.”
1 Samuel 25:40 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 25:40 in Context — 1 Samuel 25
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.
41 And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
42 And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.
What Does 1 Samuel 25:40 Mean?
1 Samuel 25:40 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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