1 Samuel 25:10 “But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many se…”

1 Samuel 25:10

But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.

World English Bible

Nabal answered David’s servants and said, “Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants who break away from their masters these days.

American Standard Version

And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants now-a-days that break away every man from his master.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Nabal answered Dauids seruantes, and sayd, Who is Dauid? and who is the sonne of Ishai? there be many seruantes nowe a dayes, that breake away euery man from his master.

Darby Translation

And Nabal answered David's servants and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants now-a-days that break away every man from his master.

Young's Literal Translation

And Nabal answereth the servants of David and saith, 'Who [is] David, and who the son of Jesse? to-day have servants been multiplied who are breaking away each from his master;

Bible in Basic English

And Nabal gave them his answer and said, Who is David? who is the son of Jesse? there are a number of servants in these days running away from their masters.

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Cross references

“Who is David”

Judges 9:28 1 Samuel 20:30 Exodus 5:2 2 Samuel 20:1 1 Kings 12:16 Isaiah 32:5

Judges 9:28 · BSB

Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why sho…

1 Samuel 20:30 · BSB

Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore yo…

Exodus 5:2 · BSB

But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”

2 Samuel 20:1 · BSB

Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”

1 Kings 12:16 · BSB

When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O…

Isaiah 32:5 · BSB

No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected.

“there be”

1 Samuel 22:2 Ecclesiastes 7:10

1 Samuel 22:2 · BSB

And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.

Ecclesiastes 7:10 · BSB

Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9When David’s young men arrived, they relayed all these words to Nabal on behalf of David. Then they waited.

11Why should I take my bread and water and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give them to these men whose origin I do not know?”

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