1 Samuel 25:9

Modern

When David’s young men arrived, they relayed all these words to Nabal on behalf of David. Then they waited.

Traditional

And when David’s young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.

Literal

And the young men of David came, and they spoke to Nabal according to all these words in the name of David, and they rested.

Latin

Cumque venissent pueri David, locuti sunt ad Nabal omnia verba hæc ex nomine David: et siluerunt.

Hebrew

English

When David’s young men arrived, they relayed all these words to Nabal on behalf of David. Then they waited.

This story about Nabal falls between two accounts in which Saul pursued David and David spared Saul’s life. Nabal was similar to Saul.

Theme notes and profiles

2 Chronicles 14:7
So he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.
2 Kings 2:15
When the sons of the prophets who were watching him from Jericho saw what had happened, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.
Genesis 8:4
On the seventeenth day of the seventh month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Nabal: Wealthy Carmelite; husband of Abigail. He was known for foolishness