1 Samuel 25:9
And when David’s young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
1 Samuel 25:9 in other translations
| BSB | When David’s young men arrived, they relayed all these words to Nabal on behalf of David. Then they waited. |
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| WEB | When David’s young men came, they spoke to Nabal all those words in the name of David, and waited. |
| ASV | And when David’s young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased. |
| YLT | And the young men of David come in, and speak unto Nabal according to all these words, in the name of David--and rest. |
| DARBY | And David's young men came, and spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased. |
| BBE | And when David's young men came, they said all this to Nabal, in David's name, and said nothing more. |
| Webster | And when David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal in the name of David, according to all these words, and ceased. |
What does 1 Samuel 25:9 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 25:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 25:9
- 2 Chronicles 14:7
Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the Lord our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
- Genesis 8:4
And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
- 2 Kings 2:15
And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
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Context
- 1 Samuel 25:8
Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.
- 1 Samuel 25:9
And when David’s young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
- 1 Samuel 25:10
And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.
1 Samuel 25:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y como llegaron los criados de David, dijeron á Nabal todas estas palabras en nombre de David, y callaron. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les jeunes hommes de David vinrent et parlèrent à Nabal selon toutes ces paroles, au nom de David; et ils se tinrent tranquilles. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Knaben Davids kamen hin und redeten zu Nabal nach allen diesen Worten, im Namen Davids; und sie hielten inne. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cumque venissent pueri David, locuti sunt ad Nabal omnia verba hæc ex nomine David: et siluerunt. |