And when David’s young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd when David’s young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
When David’s young men arrived, they relayed all these words to Nabal on behalf of David. Then they waited.
And the young men of David come in, and speak unto Nabal according to all these words, in the name of David--and rest.
And David's young men came, and spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
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