Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul.
WEB
And David was the youngest. The three oldest had followed Saul,
YLT
And David is the youngest, and the three eldest have gone after Saul,
DBT
And David was the youngest; and the three eldest had followed Saul.
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