1 Samuel 25:4 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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 Timnah to shear his sheep.

2 Samuel 13:23

And it came to pass after two years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons.

1 Samuel 25:3

Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and the woman was 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 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: