World English Bible
"So David's young men turned on their way, and went back, and came and told him according to all these words."
— 1 Samuel 25:12, World English 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 servants went on their way. When they had returned, they came and told David all these things.”
“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.”
When David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
Nabal answered David's servants, and said, "Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants who break away from their masters these days.
Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men who I don't know where they come from?"
So David's young men turned on their way, and went back, and came and told him according to all these words.
David said to his men, "Every man put on his sword!" Every man put on his sword. David also put on his sword. About four hundred men followed David; and two hundred stayed by the baggage.
But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, "Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to Greet our master; and he railed at them.
But the men were very good to us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we anything, as long as we went with them, when we were in the fields.