1 Samuel 25:37

What does 1 Samuel 25:37 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 25:37 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

But 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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And in the morning, when the effect of the wine was gone, Nabal's wife gave him an account of all these things, and all the heart went out of him, and he became like stone.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And it cometh to pass in the morning, when the wine is gone out from Nabal, that his wife declareth to him these things, and his heart dieth within him, and he hath been as a stone.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

But early in the morning, when Nabal had digested his wine, his wife told him these words, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

v.36And 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.

v.37This passage

v.38And it came to pass about ten days after, that Jehovah smote Nabal, so that he died.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Deuteronomy 28:28

    Jehovah will smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart;

  • 1 Samuel 25:34

    For in very deed, as Jehovah, the God of Israel, liveth, who hath withholden me from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light so much as one man-child.

  • Job 15:21

    A sound of terrors is in his ears; In prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

  • Proverbs 23:29

    Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?

  • 1 Samuel 25:22

    God do so unto the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one man-child.

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