1 Samuel 25:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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:”

1 Samuel 25:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 25:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 25:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name.”

1 Samuel 25:5 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 25:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And David sent 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: ”

1 Samuel 25:5 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 25:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and David sendeth ten young men, and David saith to the young men, `Go ye up to Carmel, and ye have come in unto Nabal, and asked of him in my name of welfare,”

1 Samuel 25:5 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 25:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Then David sent out ten young men; and David said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name. ”

1 Samuel 25:5 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 25:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore Dauid sent tenne yong men, and Dauid said vnto the yong men, Go vp to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and aske him in my name how he doeth.”

1 Samuel 25:5 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 25:5 in Context — 1 Samuel 25

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:

6 And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.

7 And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.

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What Does 1 Samuel 25:5 Mean?

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