Nathan spoke to David all these words, and according to all this vision.
Parallel translations
- KJV According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
- BSB So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire vision.
- NKJV According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.
- NASB In accordance with all these words and all of this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.
- NLT So Nathan went back to David and told him everything the Lord had said in this vision.
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Cross-references · 4
- 1 Chr 17:15According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.
- Acts 20:20how I didn’t shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house,
- 1 Cor 15:3For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
- Acts 20:27for I didn’t shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.
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