And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads, and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days,
1 Samuel 25:14 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, “Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed at them. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But one of Nabal's young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master, and he railed at them. American Standard Version (1901) But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed at them. Common English Bible One of Nabal’s servants told his wife Abigail, “David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he just yelled at them. Catholic Public Domain Version Then it was reported to Abigail, the wife of Nabal, by one of his servants, saying: "Behold, David has sent messengers from the desert, so that they might speak kindly to our lord. But he turned them away. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But one of the servants told Abigail the wife of Nabal, saying: Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness, to salute our master; and he rejected them. |
And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads, and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days,
As soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him and salute him.
And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed be you to the Lord; I have performed the commandment of the Lord.”
Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. The woman was of good understanding and beautiful, but the man was churlish and ill-behaved; he was a Calebite.