So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsGod do so unto the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one man-child.
May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one of Nabal’s men survive until morning.”
thus doth God do to the enemies of David, and thus He doth add, if I leave of all that he hath till the light of the morning--of those sitting on the wall.'
So and more also doGod to the enemies of David, if I leave of all that is his by the morning light any male.
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