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1 Samuel 25:5

so David sent ten young men instructing them, “Go up to Carmel, and when you come to Nabal, greet him in my name. David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, Go up to Karmel, and go to Naval, and greet him in my name: 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: So David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel and go to Nabal; you will greet him in my name. So David sent ten young men. And David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal and greet him in my name. So he sent ten young men and told them, "Go to Nabal at Carmel, and greet him for me. he sent ten servants, saying to them, "Go up to Carmel to see Nabal and give him greetings in my name. So David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name; So David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel and visit Nabal, and greet him in my name; Therefore Dauid sent tenne yong men, & Dauid said vnto the yong men, Go vp to Carmel, and go to Nabal, & aske him in my name how he doeth. So David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel, come to Nabal, and greet him in my name; So he sent ten men to Carmel with this message for Nabal: I hope that you and your family are healthy and that all is going well for you. David sent off ten young men with these orders: "Go up to Naval in Karmel, and bring him greetings from me. 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. David sent ten young men to talk to Nabal. He told them, "Go to Carmel. Find Nabal and tell him ‘Hello' for me." And David sent out ten young men, and said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal and greet him in my name; so he sent ten young men with orders to go to Carmel, find Nabal, and give him his greetings. And David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and you shall come to Nabal and ask him of his welfare in my name. he sent out ten yonge men, & saide vnto them: Go vp vnto Carmel, & whan ye come to Nabal, salute him frendly on my behalfe, 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: And David sent ten young men, and said to them, Go up to Carmel and go to Nabal, and say kind words to him in my name; And Dauid sent out ten young men, and sayd vnto them: Get you vp to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greete him in my name. 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So David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name. David, therefore, sent ten young men, - and David said unto the young men, - Go up to Carmel, and enter in unto Nabal, and ye shall ask him, in my name, of his welfare; He sent ten young men, and said to them: Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and salute him in my name with peace. So David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name. and David sends ten young men, and David says to the young men, "Go up to Carmel, and you have come to Nabal, and asked of him in my name of welfare, So David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel, visit Nabal and greet him in my name;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Decision;   Nabal;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Armies of Israel, the;   Ingratitude;   Salutations;   Travellers;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Nabal;   Samuel;   Sheep;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Abigail;   Carmel;   Name;   Wife;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Carmel;   Sheep;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Carmel;   Greeting;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Gift, Giving;   Nabal;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Invitation;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Carmel ;   Nabal ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Abigail;   Nabal;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Carmel;   Nabal;   Sheep;   Shepherd;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Car'mel;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Greeting;   Sheep;   Young Men;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
so David sent ten young men instructing them, “Go up to Carmel, and when you come to Nabal, greet him in my name.
Hebrew Names Version
David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, Go up to Karmel, and go to Naval, and greet him in my name:
King James Version
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:
Lexham English Bible
So David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel and go to Nabal; you will greet him in my name.
English Standard Version
So David sent ten young men. And David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal and greet him in my name.
New Century Version
So he sent ten young men and told them, "Go to Nabal at Carmel, and greet him for me.
New English Translation
he sent ten servants, saying to them, "Go up to Carmel to see Nabal and give him greetings in my name.
Amplified Bible
So David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name;
New American Standard Bible
So David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel and visit Nabal, and greet him in my name;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore Dauid sent tenne yong men, & Dauid said vnto the yong men, Go vp to Carmel, and go to Nabal, & aske him in my name how he doeth.
Legacy Standard Bible
So David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel, come to Nabal, and greet him in my name;
Contemporary English Version
So he sent ten men to Carmel with this message for Nabal: I hope that you and your family are healthy and that all is going well for you.
Complete Jewish Bible
David sent off ten young men with these orders: "Go up to Naval in Karmel, and bring him greetings from me.
Darby Translation
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
David sent ten young men to talk to Nabal. He told them, "Go to Carmel. Find Nabal and tell him ‘Hello' for me."
George Lamsa Translation
And David sent out ten young men, and said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal and greet him in my name;
Good News Translation
so he sent ten young men with orders to go to Carmel, find Nabal, and give him his greetings.
Literal Translation
And David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and you shall come to Nabal and ask him of his welfare in my name.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
he sent out ten yonge men, & saide vnto them: Go vp vnto Carmel, & whan ye come to Nabal, salute him frendly on my behalfe,
American Standard Version
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:
Bible in Basic English
And David sent ten young men, and said to them, Go up to Carmel and go to Nabal, and say kind words to him in my name;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Dauid sent out ten young men, and sayd vnto them: Get you vp to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greete him in my name.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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;
King James Version (1611)
And Dauid sent out ten yong men, and Dauid said vnto the young men, Get you vp to Carmel, and goe to Nabal, and greete him in my name;
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David sent ten young men, and he said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and ask him in my name how he is.
English Revised Version
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:
Berean Standard Bible
So David sent ten young men and instructed them, "Go up to Nabal at Carmel. Greet him in my name
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
he sente ten yonge men, and seide to hem, Stie ye in to Carmele, and ye schulen come to Nabal, and ye schulen grete hym of my name pesibli;
Young's Literal Translation
and David sendeth ten young men, and David saith to the young men, `Go ye up to Carmel, and ye have come in unto Nabal, and asked of him in my name of welfare,
Update Bible Version
And David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:
Webster's Bible Translation
And David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:
World English Bible
David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:
New King James Version
David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel, go to Nabal, and greet him in my name.
New Living Translation
he sent ten of his young men to Carmel with this message for Nabal:
New Life Bible
So David sent ten young men, saying to them, "Go up to Carmel. Visit Nabal and greet him for me.
New Revised Standard
So David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
David, therefore, sent ten young men, - and David said unto the young men, - Go up to Carmel, and enter in unto Nabal, and ye shall ask him, in my name, of his welfare;
Douay-Rheims Bible
He sent ten young men, and said to them: Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and salute him in my name with peace.
Revised Standard Version
So David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel, visit Nabal and greet him in my name;

Contextual Overview

2A man in Maon had a business in Carmel; he was a very rich man with three thousand sheep and one thousand goats and was shearing his sheep in Carmel. 2 There was a man in Ma`on, whose possessions were in Karmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Karmel. 2 And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. 2 Now there was a man in Maon, whose business was in Carmel. The man was very rich and owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. Now the shearing of his sheep was taking place in Carmel. 2 And there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. The man was very rich; he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep in Carmel. 2 A man in Maon who had land at Carmel was very rich. He had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was cutting the wool off his sheep at Carmel. 2 There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. This man was very wealthy; he owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. At that time he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. 2Now there was a man in Maon whose business and possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very rich. He had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats, and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel 2 Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel; and the man was very rich, and he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. And it came about while he was shearing his sheep in Carmel 2 Now in Maon was a man, who had his possessio in Carmel, & the man was exceeding mightie & had three thousand sheepe, and a thousand goates: and he was shering his sheepe in Carmel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

greet him: etc. Heb. ask him in my name of peace, 1 Samuel 17:22, Genesis 43:23

Reciprocal: Genesis 29:6 - Is he well Genesis 43:27 - welfare Jeremiah 15:5 - how thou doest

Cross-References

Genesis 24:36
Sarah, my master's wife, bore a son to my master when she was old. He has given all that he has to him.
Genesis 24:36
And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
Genesis 24:36
And Sarah, the wife of my master, has borne a son to my master after her old age. And he has given to him all that he has.
Genesis 24:36
Sarah, my master's wife, gave birth to a son when she was old, and my master has given everything he owns to that son.
Genesis 24:36
My master's wife Sarah bore a son to him when she was old, and my master has given him everything he owns.
Genesis 24:36
"Now Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master when she was in her old age, and he has given everything that he has to him.
Genesis 24:36
"Now my master's wife Sarah bore a son to my master in her old age, and he has given him all that he has.
Genesis 24:36
And Sarah my masters wife hath borne a sonne to my master, when she was olde, and vnto him hath he giuen all that he hath.
Genesis 24:36
Now Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master in her old age, and he has given him all that he has.
Genesis 24:36
Sarah, my master's wife, didn't have any children until she was very old. Then she had a son, and my master has given him everything.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.


 
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