When David’s young men came, they spoke to Nabal all those words in the name of David, and waited.
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When David’s young men came, they spoke to Nabal all those words in the name of David, and waited.
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And when David’s young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
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And when David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
Cross-references (3)
Passages linked to 1 Samuel 25:9 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 8:4 The ship rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on Ararat’s mountains.
- 2 Kings 2:15 When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho facing him saw him, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” They came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
- 2 Chronicles 14:7 For he said to Judah, “Let’s build these cities, and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars. The land is yet before us, because we have sought Yahweh our God. We have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 25:9 And when David’s young men came, they…
1Sa 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.
Ver. 9. And ceased.] Heb., And rested; quiete se continuerunt, {a} they patiently heard Nabal inveighing against themselves and David, and replied not; this was excellent.
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"Incessunt, taceo: culpant, fero; crimina spargunt,
Dissimulo: mordent, absque dolore meo.
Obtrectant, sileo: ringuntur, rideo: vulgo
Traducunt, patior: dant mihi damna, sino.
Exagitant, non exagitor: vexant, neque vexor:
Laedunt, non laedor: probra refutat honos."
- Buchler., Gnomolog.
{a} Jun.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And when David's young men came,.... To Carmel:
And when David's young men came,.... To Carmel:
they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David; they delivered their message punctually and exactly, in the very words, or however according to the purport of them, in David's name, as he enjoined them:
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and ceased: from speaking, waiting for Nabal's answer; or "they rested" (y), from the fatigues of their journey; which they did not until they had delivered their message to Nabal, and then they took the liberty to sit down and rest themselves; but the former sense seems best, and is preferred by Maimonides (z).
(y) "et quieverunt", Pagninus, Montanus, Munster. (z) Moreh Nevochim par. 1. c. 67.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 9. Ceased — Rather, as the margin has it,…
9. Ceased — Rather, as the margin has it, they rested. They sat down to wait the fulfilment of their request.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (9) And ceased.—Better rendered, and they sat down. The…
(9) And ceased.—Better rendered, and they sat down. The Hebrew word here has been variously translated. Bunsen suggests, “and they waited modestly for an answer;” the Vulg., followed by some scholars, has “and they were silent.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain They ceased. Literally, "they rested;" i.e. either they remained…
They ceased. Literally, "they rested;" i.e. either they remained quiet awaiting Nabal"s answer, or sat down, as is the custom in the East, for the same purpose.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 David's young men
David's young men
"David's army"
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said all of this to Nabal on David's behalf
"gave Nabal David's complete message"
Who is David, and who is the son of Jesse?
Nabal probably knew who David was, but he did not want to help David. (See: 1 Samuel 18:6-7). The words "servants ... breaking away from their masters" in verse 10 probably refer to David breaking away from Saul. These two rhetorical questions can be translated as statements. AT: "This David son of Jesse you speak of—I do not know him." or "I do not know who this David is, so I will not do as he says. I do not know who Jesse is, so I do not care what happens to his son." (See: Rhetorical Question and Parallelism)
breaking away from
"running away from" or "rebelling against"
my bread
Here "bread" is an idiom for any kind of food. (See: Idiom)
men who come from I do not know where
"men when I do not know where they have come from" or "men whom I do not know"
translationWords
David
servant
son
Jesse
lord
bread
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