And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.
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4 additional translationsAnd she said unto her young men, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.
and said to her young men, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.
And she saith to her young men, `Pass over before me; lo, after you I am coming;' and to her husband Nabal she hath not declared it ;
And she said to her young men, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she did not tell her husband Nabal.
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