38And it cometh to pass, in about ten days, that Jehovah smiteth Nabal, and he dieth,


In Context

35 And David receiveth from her hand that which she hath brought to him, and to her he hath said, 'Go up in peace to thy house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and accept thy face.'

36 And Abigail cometh in unto Nabal, and lo, he hath a banquet in his house, like a banquet of the king, and the heart of Nabal is glad within him, and he is drunk unto excess, and she hath not declared to him anything, less or more, till the light of the morning.

37 And it cometh to pass in the morning, when the wine is gone out from Nabal, that his wife declareth to him these things, and his heart dieth within him, and he hath been as a stone.

38 And it cometh to pass, in about ten days, that Jehovah smiteth Nabal, and he dieth,

39 and David heareth that Nabal is dead, and saith, 'Blessed is Jehovah who hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and His servant hath kept back from evil, and the wickedness of Nabal hath Jehovah turned back on his own head;' and David sendeth and speaketh with Abigail, to take her to him for a wife.

40 And the servants of David come in unto Abigail at Carmel, and speak unto her, saying, 'David hath sent us unto thee to take thee to him for a wife.'

1 Samuel 25:38 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:38About ten days later, the Lord struck Nabal and he died.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:38And it came to pass about ten days [after,] that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:38And it came to pass about ten days after, that Jehovah smote Nabal, so that he died.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:38And after ten days had passed, the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:38And it came to pass in about ten days that Jehovah smote Nabal, and he died.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:38And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:38And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:38It happened about ten days after, that Yahweh struck Nabal, so that he died.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:38And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.