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.
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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.
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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:
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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;
Cross-references (2)
Passages linked to 1 Samuel 25:5 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 43:23 He said, “Peace be to you. Don’t be afraid. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks. I received your money.” He brought Simeon out to them.
- 1 Samuel 17:22 David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and greeted his brothers.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Hebrew, of peace.
Hebrew, of peace.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 25:5 And David sent out ten young men,…
1Sa 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:
Ver. 5. Go to Nabal, and greet him in my name.] Here a man might have seen - as Ecc 10:7 - "servants on horses, and princes walking on foot": poor David speaking supplications, and rich Nabal answering him roughly. Ludit in humanis divina potentia rebus.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And David sent out ten young men,.... Such persons,…
And David sent out ten young men,.... Such persons, and such a number of them, he sent to show honour and reverence to Nabal:
and David said, unto the young men, get ye up to Carmel; which lay higher than the wilderness, in which he was:
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and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name; ask him of his peace and welfare, as the Targum; wish all health and happiness in my name, present my service and best respects to him.
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