1 Samuel 25:1-8
1599 Geneva Bible
25 1 Samuel dieth. 3 Nabal and Abigail. 38 The Lord killeth Nabal. 43 Abigail and Ahinoam David’s wives. 44 Michal is given to Palti.
1 Then (A)Samuel died, and all Israel assembled, and mourned for him, and buried him in his [a]own house at Ramah. And David arose and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
2 Now in [b]Maon was a man, who had his possession in Carmel, and the man was exceeding mighty, and had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats, and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
3 The name also of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail, and she was a woman of singular wisdom, and beautiful, but the man was churlish, and evil conditioned, and was of the family of Caleb.
4 And David heard in the wilderness, that Nabal did shear his sheep.
5 Therefore David sent ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and ask him in my name [c]how he doeth.
6 And thus shall ye say [d][e]for salutation, Both thou, and thine house, and all that thou hast, be in peace, wealth and prosperity.
7 Behold, I have heard, that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds were with us, and we did them no hurt, neither did they miss anything all the while they were in Carmel.
8 Ask thy servants, and they will show thee. Wherefore let these young men find favor in thine eyes: (for we come in a good season) give, I pray thee, whatsoever [f]cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.
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- 1 Samuel 25:1 That is, among his own kindred.
- 1 Samuel 25:2 Maon and Carmel were cities in the tribe of Judah. Carmel the mountain was in Galilee.
- 1 Samuel 25:5 Hebrew, of peace.
- 1 Samuel 25:6 Some read, so mayest thou live in prosperity the next year, both thou, etc.
- 1 Samuel 25:6 Hebrew, for life.
- 1 Samuel 25:8 Whatsoever thou hast ready for us.
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