Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsNow Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the vale of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.”
And Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel are in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel [were] in the valley of terebinths, fighting against the Philistines.
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