Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And it came to pass about ten days after, that Jehovah smote Nabal, so that he died.
WEB
About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal dead.
YLT
And it cometh to pass, in about ten days, that Jehovah smiteth Nabal, and he dieth,
DBT
And it came to pass in about ten days that Jehovah smote Nabal, and he died.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.
- Author
- Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy