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1 Samuel 25:5

in 1 Samuel 25

So David sent ten young men and instructed them, “Go up to Nabal at Carmel. Greet him in my name

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

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:

KJV

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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This verse in 1 Samuel 25

Commentary

2 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

heard in the wilderness that Nabal

on 1 Samuel 25:4-6

David sends ten young men up to Carmel with a customary greeting for shearing season, wishing peace to Nabal, his house, and all that he has, the ordinary form for approaching a flockmaster at the one time of year hospitality was expected. The greeting is also a quiet reminder, for David's men had protected Nabal's shepherds in the fields, so the peace wished on Nabal's house answers the peace David's men had already kept for it.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

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: 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.

The words behind it

16 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיִּשְׁלַ֥חand he sent

    vaiyishlachH7971 →845 times

  • דָּוִ֖דDavid

    davidH1732 →999 times

  • עֲשָׂרָ֣הten

    ʾasarahH6235 →176 times

  • נְעָרִ֑יםyoung men

    nearimH5288 →239 times

  • וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said

    vaiyomerH559 →5305 times

  • דָּוִ֜דDavid

    davidH1732 →999 times

  • לַנְּעָרִ֗יםto the young men

    lanearimH5288 →239 times

  • עֲל֤וּgo up

    ʾaluH5927 →890 times

  • כַרְמֶ֙לָה֙Carmel towards

    kharmelahH3760 →22 times

  • וּבָאתֶ֣םand you will go

    uvatemH935 →2568 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • נָבָ֔לNabal

    navalH5037 →22 times

  • וּשְׁאֶלְתֶּם־and you will ask

    usheeltem-H7592 →171 times

  • ל֥וֹof <the> him

    lo

  • בִשְׁמִ֖יin name my

    vishmiH8034 →864 times

  • לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃to welfare

    leshalomH7965 →236 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

5 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Genesis 29:6“Is he well?” Jacob inquired. “Yes,” they answered, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep.”3 worksGenesis 43:27He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?”3 worksGenesis 43:23“It is fine,” said the steward. “Do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, gave you the treasure that was in your sacks. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.2 works1 Samuel 17:22Then David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.2 worksJeremiah 15:5Who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem? Who will mourn for you? Who will turn aside to ask about your welfare?2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Genesis 43:23

    “It is fine,” said the steward. “Do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, gave you the treasure that was in your sacks. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon…

    it leads to

    • Genesis 42:24

      And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.

    • John 20:26

      Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”

    • John 14:27

      Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.

    • Luke 24:36

      While they were describing these events, Jesus Himself stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”

    • John 20:19

      It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be…

  • Through

    1 Samuel 17:22

    Then David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.

    it leads to

    • Genesis 37:14

      Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when…

    • Isaiah 10:28

      Assyria has entered Aiath and passed through Migron, storing their supplies at Michmash.

    • Matthew 10:12–13

      As you enter the home, greet its occupants.

Where this verse is studied

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About 1 Samuel

David Slays Goliath, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
David Slays Goliath, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).

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