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Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I’ve slaughtered for my shearers and give it to a band of outlaws who come from who knows where?”
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Do you think I'm going to take good bread and wine and meat freshly butchered for my sheepshearers and give it to men I've never laid eyes on? Who knows where they've come from?"
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Am I supposed to take my bread, my water, and my meat that I butchered for my shearers and give them to men who are from I don't know where?"
1 Samuel 25:11 In-Context
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When David’s men arrived, they gave Nabal this message in David’s name. Then they waited.
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Nabal answered David’s servants, “Who is this David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants are breaking away from their masters these days.
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Why should I take my bread and water, and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give it to men coming from who knows where?”
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David’s men turned around and went back. When they arrived, they reported every word.
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David said to his men, “Each of you strap on your sword!” So they did, and David strapped his on as well. About four hundred men went up with David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.