1 Samuel 25:9
in 1 Samuel 25When David’s young men arrived, they relayed all these words to Nabal on behalf of David. Then they waited.
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ASV
And when David’s young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
KJV
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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This verse in 1 Samuel 25
Commentary
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spake to Nabal according to all those words
on 1 Samuel 25:9-11
Nabal's answer turns contempt into a question, Who is David, and who is the son of Jesse, the same scornful shape David used of Goliath at 17:26, now aimed back at him by a man safe behind his own flocks. Nabal's charge that David is a runaway servant breaking from his master lands ironically, since David did leave Saul's service, not as a deserter but fleeing the javelin Saul had already thrown at him twice within his own house. Matthew Henry reads Nabal's reasoning as the common error of the wealthy, that a man may do what he likes with what is his own, when in truth all possession is stewardship under God.
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How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
Who is Dovid. Of what importance is he that I should give him mine? Is he not descended from Rus the Moavite? 10 And as such, Novol questioned Dovid’s right to the throne. See Talmud Yerushalmi Sanhedrin:3.
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Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ | vaiyavou | and they went | H935 → | 2568 times |
| נַעֲרֵ֣י | naarei | [the] young men of | H5288 → | 239 times |
| דָוִ֔ד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| וַיְדַבְּר֧וּ | vaydaberu | and they spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| נָבָ֛ל | naval | Nabal | H5037 → | 22 times |
| כְּכָל־ | kekhol- | according to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַדְּבָרִ֥ים | hadevarim | the words | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הָאֵ֖לֶּה | haeleh | <the> these | H428 → | 746 times |
| בְּשֵׁ֣ם | beshem | in [the] name of | H8034 → | 864 times |
| דָּוִ֑ד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| וַיָּנֽוּחוּ׃ | vaiyanuchu | and they rested | H5117 → | 142 times |
וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and they went
vaiyavouH935 →2568 times
נַעֲרֵ֣י[the] young men of
naareiH5288 →239 times
דָוִ֔דDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
וַיְדַבְּר֧וּand they spoke
vaydaberuH1696 →1141 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
נָבָ֛לNabal
navalH5037 →22 times
כְּכָל־according to all
kekhol-H3605 →5413 times
הַדְּבָרִ֥יםthe words
hadevarimH1697 →1440 times
הָאֵ֖לֶּה<the> these
haelehH428 →746 times
בְּשֵׁ֣םin [the] name of
beshemH8034 →864 times
דָּוִ֑דDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
וַיָּנֽוּחוּ׃and they rested
vaiyanuchuH5117 →142 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
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it leads to
- 1 Peter 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
- 2 Chronicles 14:6
Because the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9
As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought.…
- John 12:35–36
Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the…
- 1 Peter 3:12
Through
2 Kings 2:15When the sons of the prophets who were facing him from Jericho saw what had happened, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed down…
it leads to
- 1 Peter 4:14
If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
- 1 Peter 4:14
Through
Genesis 8:4On the seventeenth day of the seventh month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 19:37
One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon…
- Isaiah 37:38
One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon…
- Jeremiah 51:27
“Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses…
- 2 Kings 19:37
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Samuel
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonUnited MonarchyDavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.
- PersonEarly monarchyNabalThe wealthy fool of Carmel — "as his name is, so is he" — who repaid David's protection with insult; his heart died within him whe…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.