Yet the men were very good to us, and we were not harmed, nor did anything go missing as long as we went with them, while we were in the fields.
Parallel translations
- WEB But the men were very good to us, and we were not harmed, and we didn’t miss anything, as long as we went with them, when we were in the fields.
- KJV But 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:
- BSB Yet these men were very good to us. When we were in the field, we were not harassed, and nothing of ours went missing the whole time we lived among them.
- NKJV But the men were very good to us, and we were not hurt, nor did we miss anything as long as we accompanied them, when we were in the fields.
- NLT These men have been very good to us, and we never suffered any harm from them. Nothing was stolen from us the whole time they were with us.
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Quick answer
The servant testifies that David's men treated them well and never harmed them. David's integrity is confirmed by independent witness.
Overview
The young man recounts how good David's men were to the shepherds, doing them no wrong and taking nothing. This testimony corroborates David's claim and exposes Nabal's response as utterly unjust. It also strengthens Abigail's resolve to make amends for her husband's folly.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- 1 Sam 25:21Now David had said, “Surely in vain I have kept all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained to him. He has returned me evil for good.
- 1 Sam 25:7Now I have heard that you have shearers. Your shepherds have now been with us, and we didn’t harm them, neither was there anything missing from them, all the while they were in Carmel.
- Phil 2:15that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without defect in the middle of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,
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