1 Samuel 25:10

Then Nabal answered the servants of David, and said, Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? Nowadays, many are the servants that have broken away, every one from the presence of his lord:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.

In Context

9So David’s young men came, and spake unto Nabal, according to all these words, in the name of David,—and waited.

11Shall I, then, take my bread, and my wine, and my slain beasts, that I have slaughtered for my shearers,—and give unto men of whom I know not whence they are?

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Cross References

Exodus 5:2Then said Pharaoh, Who is Yahweh that I should hearken to his voice, to let Israel go? I know not Yahweh, and certainly. Israel, will I not let go!

1 Samuel 20:30Then was Saul’s anger kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of rebellious perversity! do I not know that thou art, confederate, with the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and to the confusion of the shame of thy mother?

1 Samuel 22:7then said Saul unto his servants who were stationed by him—Hear, I pray you, ye Benjamites! What! even to all of you, will the son of Jesse give fields and vineyards? All of you, will he appoint to be princes of thousands, and princes of hundreds?

1 Kings 12:16So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying—What portion have, we, in, David. Or inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your homes O Israel! Now, see to thine own house, O David! And Israel departed to their homes.

Psalms 123:3Show us favour, O Yahweh, show us favour, for, exceedingly, are we sated with contempt:

Isaiah 32:5A base man, shall no longer be called, noble,—Nor, a knave, be named, liberal;

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 25:3-12

The Death of Samuel. ( b. c. 1057.) 1 And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran. We have here a short account of Samuel's death and burial. 1. Though he was a great man, and one that was admirably well qualified for public service, yet he spent the latter end of his days in retirement and obscurity, not because he was superannuated (for he knew how to preside in a college of the… Read the whole commentary →

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