NET Bible
"So David’s servants went on their way. When they had returned, they came and told David all these things."
— 1 Samuel 25:12, NET Bible
“So David’s young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.”
“So David’s young men turned on their way, and went back, and came and told him according to all these words. ”
“So David's young men turned on their way, and went back, and came and told him according to all these words.”
“So the servants of David went back their way, and returning came and told him all the words that he said.”
“So David's young men, turning away, went back and gave him an account of everything he had said.”
“So David’s young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.”
So David’s servants went and spoke all these words to Nabal in David’s name. Then they paused.
But Nabal responded to David’s servants,“Who is David, and who is this son of Jesse? This is a time when many servants are breaking away from their masters!
Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have slaughtered for my shearers and give them to these men? I don’t even know where they came from!”
So David’s servants went on their way. When they had returned, they came and told David all these things.
Then David instructed his men,“Each of you strap on your sword!” So each one strapped on his sword, and David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men followed David up, while two hundred stayed behind with the equipment.
But one of the servants told Nabal’s wife Abigail,“David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our lord, but he screamed at them.
These men were very good to us. They did not insult us, nor did we sustain any loss during the entire time we were together in the field.