4And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.


In Context

1 And Samuel died; and all Israel were gathered together, and lamented him; and they buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

2 And there was a man at Maon, whose business was at Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats; and he was shearing his sheep at Carmel.

3 And the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance; but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was a Calebite.

4 And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.

5 Then David sent out ten young men; and David said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name.

6 And thus shall ye say: Long life to thee! and peace be to thee, and peace be to thy house, and peace be to all that thou hast!

1 Samuel 25:4 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:4While David was in the desert, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:4And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:4And when David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:4And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:4And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:4And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:4David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:4And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:4And David heareth in the wilderness that Nabal is shearing his flock,