Q: "David's ruffians" and "Our tongues are our own, who shall control us?"

[Joel S. Berson]

At 1/29/2008 04:14 PM, Mark Mandel wrote:
>Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> this day has wroteXXXXX written:
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> > (Sidelight: After Nabal ten
> > days later has been smote dead by the Lord, David takes Abigail to wife.)
> >
>
>Shouldn't that be "has been smitten by"?

Forgive my unlicensed use of the past for the perfect.

Joel


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