1 Samuel 25:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Now 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.”

1 Samuel 25:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 25:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 25:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail. This woman was intelligent and had a beautiful face; but the man was surly and evil in his doings. He was of the house of Caleb.”

1 Samuel 25:3 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 25:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was 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.”

1 Samuel 25:3 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 25:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the name of the man <FI>is<Fi> Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail, and the woman <FI>is<Fi> of good understanding, and of fair form, and the man <FI>is<Fi> hard and evil <FI>in<Fi> doings; and he <FI>is<Fi> a Calebite.”

1 Samuel 25:3 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 25:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance; but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was a Calebite.”

1 Samuel 25:3 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 25:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The name also of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail, and she was a woman of singular wisdome, and beautifull, but the man was churlish, and euil conditioned, and was of the familie of Caleb.”

1 Samuel 25:3 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 25:3 in Context — 1 Samuel 25

1 Y MURIÓ Samuel, y juntóse todo Israel, y lo lloraron, y lo sepultaron en su casa en Rama. Y levantóse David, y se fué al desierto de Parán.

2 Y en Maón había un hombre que tenía su hacienda en el Carmelo, el cual era muy rico, que tenía tres mil ovejas y mil cabras. Y aconteció hallarse esquilando sus ovejas en el Carmelo.

3 El nombre de aquel varón era Nabal, y el nombre de su mujer, Abigail. Y era aquella mujer de buen entendimiento y de buena gracia; mas el hombre era duro y de malos hechos; y era del linaje de Caleb.

4 Y oyó David en el desierto que Nabal esquilaba sus ovejas.

5 Entonces envió David diez criados, y díjoles: Subid al Carmelo, é id á Nabal, y saludadle en mi nombre,

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What Does 1 Samuel 25:3 Mean?

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