1 Samuel 25:5
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:
1 Samuel 25:5 in other translations
| BSB | So David sent ten young men and instructed them, “Go up to Nabal at Carmel. Greet him in my name |
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| WEB | 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. |
| ASV | 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: |
| YLT | 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, |
| DARBY | 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. |
| BBE | And David sent ten young men, and said to them, Go up to Carmel and go to Nabal, and say kind words to him in my name; |
| Webster | And 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: |
What does 1 Samuel 25:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 25:4-9
4-9. Nabal did shear his sheep, and David sent out ten young men, &c.--David and his men lurked in these deserts, associating with the herdsmen and shepherds of Nabal and others and doing them good offices, probably in return for information and supplies obtained through them. Hence when Nabal held his annual sheep-shearing in Carmel, David felt himself entitled to share in the festival and sent a message…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 25:2-11
We should not have heard of Nabal, if nothing had passed between him and David. Observe his name, Nabal, "A fool;" so it signifies. Riches make men look great in the eye of the world; but to one that takes right views, Nabal looked very mean. He had no honour or honesty; he was churlish, cross, and ill-humoured; evil in his doings, hard and oppressive; a man that cared not what fraud and violence he used in getting…
1 Samuel 25:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 25:5
- Genesis 43:23
And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
- 1 Samuel 17:22
And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
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Context
- 1 Samuel 25:4
And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.
- 1 Samuel 25:5
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:
- 1 Samuel 25:6
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.
1 Samuel 25:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces envió David diez criados, y díjoles: Subid al Carmelo, é id á Nabal, y saludadle en mi nombre, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et David envoya dix jeunes hommes; et David dit aux jeunes hommes: Montez à Carmel, et entrez chez Nabal, et saluez-le en mon nom; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sandte David zehn Knaben, und David sprach zu den Knaben: Ziehet nach Karmel hinauf, und gehet zu Nabal und fraget ihn in meinem Namen nach seinem Wohlergehen, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | misit decem juvenes, et dixit eis: Ascendite in Carmelum, et venietis ad Nabal, et salutabitis eum ex nomine meo pacifice. |