Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The foreigners shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of their close places.
WEB
Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
YLT
Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.
DBT
Strangers have faded away, And they come trembling forth from their close places.
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