And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.
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4 additional translationsAnd the elders of his house arose, and stood beside him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.
The elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them.
And the elders of his house rise against him, to raise him up from the earth, and he hath not been willing, nor hath he eaten with them bread;
And the elders of his house arose, [and went] to him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, and he ate no bread with them.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.
- Author
- Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign