David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.
Parallel translations
- KJV And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.
- BSB While David was in the wilderness, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep.
- NKJV When David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep,
- NASB that David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.
- NLT When David heard that Nabal was shearing his sheep,
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- 2 Sam 13:23After two full years, Absalom had sheep shearers in Baal Hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.
- Gen 38:13Tamar was told, “Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
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