1 Samuel 25:10
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.”
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“But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants now-a-days that break away every man from his master.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Nabal answereth the servants of David and saith, `Who <FI>is<Fi> David, and who the son of Jesse? to-day have servants been multiplied who are breaking away each from his master;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 25:10 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 5:2But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
- Judges 9:28Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech?
- 1 Samuel 20:30Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the disgrace of the mother who bore you?
- 1 Samuel 22:2And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.
- 1 Samuel 22:7Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?
- 2 Samuel 20:1Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”
- 1 Kings 12:16When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home,
- Psalms 73:7From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
- Psalms 123:3Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.
- Ecclesiastes 7:10Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.
- Isaiah 32:5No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected.
- Isaiah 32:7The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.
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