1 Samuel 25:9 - Printer Friendly

ESV: When David’s young men came, they said all this to Nabal in the name of David, and then they waited.

NIV: When David's men arrived, they gave Nabal this message in David's name. Then they waited.

NASB: When David’s young men came, they spoke to Nabal in accordance with all these words in David’s name; then they waited.

CSB: David's young men went and said all these things to Nabal on David's behalf, and they waited.

NLT: David’s young men gave this message to Nabal in David’s name, and they waited for a reply.

KJV: And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.

NKJV: So when David’s young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all these words in the name of David, and waited.

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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