1 Samuel 25 · Verse 14

1 Samuel 25:14

But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them.
1 Samuel 25:14, King James Version

1 Samuel 25:14 in other translations

BSBMeanwhile, one of Nabal’s young men informed Nabal’s wife Abigail, “Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he scolded them.
WEBBut one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, “Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master; and he insulted them.
ASVBut one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed at them.
YLTAnd to Abigail wife of Nabal hath one young man of the youths declared, saying, ‘Lo, David hath sent messengers out of the wilderness to bless our lord, and he flieth upon them;
DARBYAnd one of Nabal's young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to bless our master; and he has insulted them.
BBEBut one of the young men said to Nabal's wife Abigail, David sent men from the waste land to say kind words to our master, and he gave them a rough answer.
WebsterBut one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers from the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed at them.

What does 1 Samuel 25:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 25:14-18
14-18. Then Abigail made haste--The prudence and address of Nabal's wife were the means of saving him and family from utter destruction. She acknowledged the demand of her formidable neighbors; but justly considering, that to atone for the insolence of her husband, a greater degree of liberality had become necessary, she collected a large amount of food, accompanying it with the most valued products of the country. bottles--goatskins, capable of holding a great quantity. parched corn--It was customary to eat parched corn when it was fully grown, but not ripe.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 25:12-17

God is kind to the evil and unthankful, and why may not we be so? David determined to destroy Nabal, and all that belonged to him. Is this thy voice, O David? Has he been so long in the school of affliction, where he should have learned patience, and yet is so passionate? He at other times was calm and considerate, but is put into such a heat by a few hard words, that he seeks to destroy a whole family. What are the…

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1 Samuel 25:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְלַאֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙ve.la.'a.vi.Ga.yiland to AbigailH26
אֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shet[the] wife ofH802
נָבָ֔לna.ValNabalH5037
הִגִּ֧ידhi.Gidhe toldH5046
נַֽעַר\־na.'ar-a young manH5288
אֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadoneH259
מֵהַנְּעָרִ֖יםme.ha.ne.'a.Rimfrom the young menH5288
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
הִנֵּ֣הhi.Nehthere!H2009
שָׁלַח֩sha.Lachhe sentH7971
דָּוִ֨דda.VidDavidH1732
מַלְאָכִ֧ים\׀mal.'a.KhimmessengersH4397
מֵֽהַמִּדְבָּ֛רme.ha.mid.Barfrom the wildernessH4057
לְבָרֵ֥ךְle.va.Rekhto blessH1288
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ'a.do.Nei.numaster<s> ourH113
וַיָּ֥עַטvai.Ya.'atand he shoutedH5860
בָּהֶֽם\׃ba.Hemat them

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 25:14

  • 1 Samuel 13:10

    And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.

  • Mark 15:29

    And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
railed on them. Heb. flew upon them.
Mr 15:29

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Samuel 25:13

    And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.

  • 1 Samuel 25:14

    But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them.

  • 1 Samuel 25:15

    But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:

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1 Samuel 25:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y uno de los criados dió aviso á Abigail mujer de Nabal, diciendo: He aquí David envió mensajeros del desierto que saludasen á nuestro amo, y él los ha zaherido.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et un jeune homme des gens de Nabal informa Abigaïl, femme de Nabal, disant: Voici, David a envoyé du désert des messagers pour bénir notre maître, et il s’est emporté contre eux.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ein Knabe von den Knaben berichtete der Abigail, dem Weibe Nabals, und sprach: Siehe, David hat Boten aus der Wüste gesandt, um unseren Herrn zu segnen; aber er hat sie angefahren.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Abigail autem uxori Nabal nuntiavit unus de pueris suis, dicens: Ecce David misit nuntios de deserto, ut benedicerent domino nostro: et aversatus est eos.