1 Samuel 25:17
What does 1 Samuel 25:17 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 25:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house: for he is such a worthless fellow, that one cannot speak to him.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Now 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house: for he is such a worthless fellow, that one cannot speak to him.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949So now, give thought to what you are going to do; for evil is in store for our master and all his house: for he is such a good-for-nothing person that it is not possible to say anything to him.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`And, now, know and consider what thou dost; for evil hath been determined against our lord, and against all his house, and he <FI>is<Fi> too much a son of worthlessness to be spoken to.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Wherefore consider, and think what thou hast to do: for evil is determined against thy husband, and against thy house, and he is a son of Belial, so that no man can speak to him.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And now know and consider what thou wilt do, for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household; and he is such a son of Belial, that one cannot speak to him.
Context
v.16they were a wall unto us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
v.17This passage
v.18Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched grain, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 13:13
Certain base fellows are gone out from the midst of thee, and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;
- 1 Samuel 20:32
And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore should he be put to death? what hath he done?
- 2 Kings 5:13
And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?
- Judges 19:22
As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain base fellows, beset the house round about, beating at the door; and they spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him.
- 2 Chronicles 13:7
And there were gathered unto him worthless men, base fellows, that strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted, and could not withstand them.
- 1 Samuel 20:7
If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be wroth, then know that evil is determined by him.
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