Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When David’s young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all these words in David’s name; then they waited.
King James Version
And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
Holman Bible
David’s young men went and said all these things to Nabal on David’s behalf,
International Standard Version
David's young men came to Nabal and told him all this in David's name, and then they waited.
A Conservative Version
And when David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
American Standard Version
And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
Amplified
When David’s young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all these words in the name of David; then they waited.
Bible in Basic English
And when David's young men came, they said all this to Nabal, in David's name, and said nothing more.
Darby Translation
And David's young men came, and spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
Julia Smith Translation
And David's boys will come and will speak to Nabal according to all these words in David's name, and they will rest
King James 2000
And when David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So David's young men came and they spoke all these words to Nabal in the name of David. Then they waited.
Modern King James verseion
And David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all these words in the name of David, and stopped.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And David's young men came and told Nabal all those words in the name of David and then stopped.
NET Bible
So David's servants went and spoke all these words to Nabal in David's name. Then they paused.
New Heart English Bible
When David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
The Emphasized Bible
So David's young men came, and spake unto Nabal, according to all these words, in the name of David, - and waited.
Webster
And when David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal in the name of David, according to all these words, and ceased.
World English Bible
When David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the young men of David come in, and speak unto Nabal according to all these words, in the name of David -- and rest.
Themes
Decision » Instances of » Abigail
Ingratitude » Exemplified » Nabal
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Travelers » Of distinction » Frequently extorted provisions by the way
Topics
Interlinear
Na`ar
Dabar
Dabar
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 25:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
David And Abigail
8 Ask your shepherds. They will tell you the same thing. My servants are your servants. You are like a father to me. This is a day for celebrating. Please be kind and share some of your food with us.' 9 When David’s young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all these words in David’s name; then they waited. 10 This is what he said: Who does this David think he is? That son of Jesse is just one more slave on the run from his master. There are too many of them now days.
Cross References
Genesis 8:4
On the seventeenth day of the seventh month the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.
2 Kings 2:15
The fifty prophets from Jericho saw him and said: The power of Elijah is on Elisha! So they went to meet him and bowed down before him.
2 Chronicles 14:7
Asa told Judah: Let us build these cities and make walls around them with towers and doors that can be barred. The country is still ours because we have dedicated our lives to serve Jehovah our God. We have dedicated our lives to him. He has surrounded us with peace. So they built the cities, and everything went well.