1 Samuel 25:4 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

While in the wilderness, David heard that Nabal was shearing his sheep.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Therefore, when David, in the desert, had heard that Nabal was shearing his sheep,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

1 Samuel 25:4 Cross References

Genesis 38:13

And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.

2 Samuel 13:23

And it came to pass after two full years, that Ab´salom had sheepshearers in Ba´al–ha´zor, which is beside E´phra-im: and Ab´salom invited all the king's sons.

1 Samuel 25:3

Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Ab´igail; and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.

1 Samuel 25:5

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: