Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd they left their images there; and David and his men took them away.
There the Philistines abandoned their idols, and David and his men carried them away.
And they forsake there their idols, and David and his men lift them up.
And they left their images there, and David and his men took them away.
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