Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were sons of Abiel.
and Kish is father of Saul, and Ner father of Abner is son of Ahiel.
And Kish the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner were sons of Abiel.
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