Translation Comparison

1 Samuel 25:9

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The verse 1 Samuel 25:9 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.

Bible verse 1 Samuel 25:9 comparison across 9 translations
Translation	Verse Text	Copy
King James BibleKJV	And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
American Standard VersionASV	And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
Douay Rheims BibleDRB	And when David's servants came, they spoke to Nabal all these words in David's name: and then held their peace.
Darby Bible TranslationDBT	And David's young men came, and spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
English Revised VersionERV	And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
Webster Bible TranslationWBT	And when David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal in the name of David, according to all these words, and ceased.
World English BibleWEB	When David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
Young's Literal TranslationYLT	And the young men of David come in, and speak unto Nabal according to all these words, in the name of David — and rest.
American King James VersionAKJV	And when David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.

King James Bible

KJV

And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.

American Standard Version

ASV

And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

And when David's servants came, they spoke to Nabal all these words in David's name: and then held their peace.

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

And David's young men came, and spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.

English Revised Version

ERV

And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

And when David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal in the name of David, according to all these words, and ceased.

World English Bible

WEB

When David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

And the young men of David come in, and speak unto Nabal according to all these words, in the name of David — and rest.

American King James Version

AKJV

And when David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.

King James Bible

KJV

And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.

American Standard Version

ASV

And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

And when David's servants came, they spoke to Nabal all these words in David's name: and then held their peace.

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

And David's young men came, and spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.

English Revised Version

ERV

And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

And when David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal in the name of David, according to all these words, and ceased.

World English Bible

WEB

When David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

And the young men of David come in, and speak unto Nabal according to all these words, in the name of David — and rest.

American King James Version

AKJV

And when David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.