1 Samuel 25:11 - New King James Version

¹¹ Shall I then take my bread and my water and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men when I do not know where they are from?”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ Shall I then take my bread and my water, and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men when I do not know where they belong?

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men of whom I know not whence they are?

Common English Bible

¹¹ Why should I take my bread, my water, and the meat I’ve butchered for my shearers and give it to people who came here from who knows where?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ Therefore, shall I take my bread, and my water, and the meat of the cattle that I have slain for my shearers, and give it to men, when I do not know where they are from?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹¹ Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and the flesh of my cattle, which I have killed for my shearers, and give to men whom I know not whence they are?

1 Samuel 25:11 Cross References

Job 31:17

Or eaten my morsel by myself, So that the fatherless could not eat of it

2 Corinthians 6:9

as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold we live; as chastened, and yet not killed;

Galatians 6:10

Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.

Deuteronomy 8:17

then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’

1 Peter 4:9

Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.

Judges 8:15

Then he came to the men of Succoth and said, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you ridiculed me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your weary men?’ ”

Judges 8:6

And the leaders of Succoth said, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?”

Judges 8:8

Then he went up from there to Penuel and spoke to them in the same way. And the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.

1 Samuel 24:13

As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand shall not be against you.

1 Samuel 25:12

So David’s young men turned on their heels and went back; and they came and told him all these words.

1 Samuel 25:3

The name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. And she was a woman of good understanding and beautiful appearance; but the man was harsh and evil in his doings. He was of the house of Caleb.

1 Samuel 25:7

Now I have heard that you have shearers. Your shepherds were with us, and we did not hurt them, nor was there anything missing from them all the while they were in Carmel.