And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
The people told him about the offer, saying, “That is what will be done for the man who kills him.”
And the people speak to him according to this word, saying, `Thus it is done to the man who smiteth him.'
And the people told him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that smites 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