Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.
WEB
Then Saul said, “Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan.” And Jonathan was selected.
YLT
And Saul saith, `Cast between me and Jonathan my son;' and Jonathan is captured.
DBT
And Saul said, Cast [lots] between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.
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