Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto Jehovah, and wept sore.
WEB
In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.
YLT
And she is bitter in soul, and prayeth unto Jehovah, and weepeth greatly,
DBT
and she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Jehovah, and wept much.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.
- Author
- Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy