1 Samuel 25

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd Samuel died. 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.

KJVAnd there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

GIGAKJVAnd there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel. The man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

KJVNow the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.

GIGAKJVNow the name of the man was Nabal. The name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful face: but the man was harsh and evil in his actions. He was of the house of Caleb.

KJVAnd David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:

GIGAKJVAnd David sent out ten young men, and David said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:

KJVAnd thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.

GIGAKJVAnd this is what you shall say to him who lives in prosperity, Peace be both to you, and peace be to your house, and peace be to all that you have.

KJVAnd now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.

GIGAKJVAnd now I have heard that you have shearers: now your shepherds who were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there anything missing to them, all the while they were in Carmel.

KJVAsk thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.

GIGAKJVAsk your young men, and they will show you. Therefore let the young men find favor in your eyes. For we come in a good day: give, I pray you, whatever comes to your hand to your servants, and to your son David.

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

GIGAKJVAnd when David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and stopped.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd 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.

KJVShall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?

GIGAKJVShall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men when I do not know where they are from?

KJVAnd David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.

GIGAKJVAnd David said to his men, Every man strap on your sword. And they every man strapped on his sword, and David also strapped on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men, and two hundred stayed by the stuff.

KJVBut one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them.

GIGAKJVBut one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master, and he insulted on them.

KJVBut the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:

GIGAKJVBut the men were very good to us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we anything, as long as we were with them, when we were in the fields:

KJVThey were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

GIGAKJVThey were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

KJVNow therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.

GIGAKJVNow therefore know and consider what you will do. For evil is determined against our master, and against all his household. For he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.

KJVThen Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.

GIGAKJVThen Abigail hurried, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and about 35 quarts of roasted grain, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on donkeys.

KJVAnd she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.

GIGAKJVAnd she said to her servants, Go on before me. I come after you. But she did not tell her husband Nabal.

KJVAnd it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert on the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.

GIGAKJVAnd it was so, as she rode on the donkey, that she came down by the covert on the hill, and David and his men came down against her, and she met them.

KJVNow David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.

GIGAKJVNow David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that belonged to him: and he has repaid me evil for good.

KJVSo and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.

GIGAKJVSo and more also do God to the enemies of David, if I leave of all that belong to him by the morning light any that urinates against a wall.

KJVAnd when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

GIGAKJVAnd when Abigail saw David, she hurried, and lighted off the donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

KJVAnd fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.

GIGAKJVAnd fell at his feet, and said, On me, my lord, on me let this wrongdoing be: and let your female servant, I pray you, speak in your audience, and hear the words of your female servant.

KJVLet not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.

GIGAKJVDo not let my lord, I pray you, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal. For as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and foolishness is with him: but I your female servant did not see the young men of my lord, who you sent.

KJVNow therefore, my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the Lord hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

GIGAKJVNow therefore, my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, seeing the Lord has kept back you from coming to shed blood, and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now let your enemies, and those who seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

KJVAnd now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.

GIGAKJVAnd now this blessing which your female servant has brought to my lord, let it even be given to the young men who follow my lord.

KJVI pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.

GIGAKJVI pray you, forgive the sin of your female servant. For the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house. Because my lord fights the battles of the Lord, and evil has not been found in you all your days.

KJVYet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.

GIGAKJVYet a man has risen to pursue you, and to seek your soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the Lord your God. The souls of your enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.

KJVAnd it shall come to pass, when the Lord shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel;

GIGAKJVAnd it will happen, when the Lord shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he has spoken concerning you, and shall have appointed you ruler over Israel.

KJVThat this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the Lord shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.

GIGAKJVThat this shall be no grief to you, or offense of heart to my lord, either that you have shed blood without cause, or that my lord has avenged himself: but when the Lord shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember your female servant.

KJVAnd David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:

GIGAKJVAnd David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which sent you this day to meet me:

KJVAnd blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.

GIGAKJVAnd blessed be your advice, and Blessed are you, which have kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with my own hand.

KJVFor in very deed, as the Lord God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.

GIGAKJVFor in very deed, as the Lord God of Israel lives, which has kept me back from hurting you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, surely there had not been left to Nabal by the morning light any that urinates against a wall.

KJVSo David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.

GIGAKJVSo David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said to her, Go up in peace to your house. I have listened to your voice, and have accepted your person.

KJVAnd Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

GIGAKJVAnd Abigail came to Nabal, and he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: therefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

KJVBut it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

GIGAKJVBut it happened in the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

KJVAnd it came to pass about ten days after, that the Lord smote Nabal, that he died.

GIGAKJVAbout ten days after, that the Lord struck Nabal, that he died.

KJVAnd when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the Lord, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the Lord hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.

GIGAKJVAnd when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the Lord, that has pleaded the cause of my disgrace from the hand of Nabal, and has kept his servant from evil. For the Lord has returned the evil of Nabal on his own head. And David sent and talked with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.

KJVAnd when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.

GIGAKJVAnd when the servants of David had come to Abigail to Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, David sent us to you, to take you to him to wife.

KJVAnd she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.

GIGAKJVAnd she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Here is your servant, ready to wash the feet of my lord's servants.

KJVAnd Abigail hasted, and arose and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.

GIGAKJVAnd Abigail hurried, and arose and rode on a donkey, with five girls of hers that went after her. She went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.

KJVDavid also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.

GIGAKJVDavid also took Ahinoam of Jezreel. They were also both of them his wives.

KJVBut Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim.

GIGAKJVBut Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.