Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo–debar.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.
WEB
So King David had him brought from the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo-debar.
YLT
And king David sendeth, and taketh him out of the house of Machir son of Ammiel, of Lo-Debar,
DBT
And king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.
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