1 Samuel 25:10

New American Bible - revised edition

But Nabal answered the servants of David: “Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? Nowadays there are many servants who run away from their masters.

Cross References

2 Samuel 20:1

Now a scoundrel named Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite, happened to be there. He sounded the horn and cried out, “We have no share in David, nor any heritage in the son of Jesse. Everyone to your tents, O Israel!”

1 Kings 12:16

When all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king: “What share have we in David? We have no heritage in the son of Jesse. To your tents, Israel! Now look to your own house, David.” So Israel went off to their tents.

Exodus 5:2

Pharaoh answered, “Who is the Lord, that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and I will not let Israel go.”

Proverbs 15:1

A mild answer turns back wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Ecclesiastes 7:10

Do not say: How is it that former times were better than these? For it is not out of wisdom that you ask about this.

Isaiah 32:5

No more will the fool be called noble, nor the deceiver be considered honorable.

Isaiah 32:7

The deceits of the deceiver are evil, he plans devious schemes: To ruin the poor with lies, and the needy when they plead their case.

Judges 9:28

Gaal, son of Ebed, said, “Who is Abimelech? And who is Shechem that we should serve him? Did not the son of Jerubbaal and his lieutenant Zebul serve the men of Hamor, father of Shechem? So why should we serve him?

1 Samuel 20:30

But Saul grew angry with Jonathan and said to him: “Son of a rebellious woman, do I not know that, to your own disgrace and to the disgrace of your mother’s nakedness, you are the companion of Jesse’s son?

1 Samuel 22:2

He was joined by all those in difficulties or in debt, or embittered, and became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.

1 Samuel 25:9

When David’s young men arrived, they delivered the entire message to Nabal in David’s name, and then waited.