1 Samuel 25:37 - Printer Friendly

ESV: In the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

NIV: Then in the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him all these things, and his heart failed him and he became like a stone.

NASB: But in the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him so that he became like a stone.

CSB: In the morning when Nabal sobered up, his wife told him about these events. His heart died and he became a stone.

NLT: In the morning when Nabal was sober, his wife told him what had happened. As a result he had a stroke, and he lay paralyzed on his bed like a stone.

KJV: But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

NKJV: So it was, in the morning, when the wine had gone from Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became like a stone.

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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