Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThen Eli answered and said, Go in peace; and the God of Israel grant thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
“Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”
And Eli answereth and saith, `Go in peace, and the God of Israel doth give thy petition which thou hast asked of Him.'
And Eli answered and said, Go in peace; and theGod of Israel grant thee thy petition which thou hast asked of him.
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