So David’s young men turned on their way, and went back, and came and told him all these words.
Parallel translations
- KJV So David’s young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.
- BSB So David’s men turned around and went back, and they relayed to him all these words.
- NKJV So David’s young men turned on their heels and went back; and they came and told him all these words.
- NASB So David’s young men made their way back and returned; and they came and informed him in accordance with all these words.
- NLT So David’s young men returned and told him what Nabal had said.
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Quick answer
The young men return and report Nabal's words to David. The insult is faithfully relayed, setting events in motion.
Overview
David's messengers turn back and recount everything Nabal said. Their accurate report brings the offense directly to David. The verse is a hinge, moving the story toward David's angry response and Abigail's crucial intervention.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Heb 13:17Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.
- Isa 36:21–22But they remained silent, and said nothing in reply, for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.”
- 2 Sam 24:13So Gad came to David, and told him, and said to him, “Shall seven years of famine come to you in your land? Or will you flee three months before your foes while they pursue you? Or shall there be three days’ pestilence in your land? Now answer, and consider what answer I shall return to him who sent me.”
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