Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And David went up according to the saying of Gad, as Jehovah commanded.
WEB
So David went up at the word of Gad, just as the LORD had commanded.
YLT
and David goeth up, according to the word of Gad, as Jehovah commanded.
DBT
And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as Jehovah had commanded.
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