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1 Samuel 25:1-3
New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Samuel 25:1-3
New American Standard Bible 1995
Samuel’s Death
25 (A)Then Samuel died; and all Israel gathered together and (B)mourned for him, and (C)buried him at his house in Ramah. And David arose and went down to the (D)wilderness of Paran.
Nabal and Abigail
2 Now there was a man in (E)Maon whose business was in (F)Carmel; and the man was very [a]rich, and he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. And it came about while (G)he was shearing his sheep in Carmel 3 (now the man’s name was Nabal, and his (H)wife’s name was Abigail. And the woman was [b]intelligent and beautiful in appearance, but the man was harsh and evil in his dealings, and he was (I)a Calebite),
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- 1 Samuel 25:2 Lit great
- 1 Samuel 25:3 Lit of good understanding
1 Samuel 25:1-3
New International Version
1 Samuel 25:1-3
New International Version
David, Nabal and Abigail
25 Now Samuel died,(A) and all Israel assembled and mourned(B) for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah.(C) Then David moved down into the Desert of Paran.[a]
2 A certain man in Maon,(D) who had property there at Carmel, was very wealthy.(E) He had a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing(F) in Carmel. 3 His name was Nabal and his wife’s name was Abigail.(G) She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband was surly and mean in his dealings—he was a Calebite.(H)
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 25:1 Hebrew and some Septuagint manuscripts; other Septuagint manuscripts Maon
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