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

[Mark Mandel]

I should have put a ;-) on that post.

On Jan 29, 2008 4:32 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:

> At 1/29/2008 04:14 PM, Mark Mandel wrote:
> >Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> this day has wroteXXXXX written:
> >
> > > (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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