And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him.
WEB
Now David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, who called for him.
YLT
And the words which David hath spoken are heard, and they declare before Saul, and he receiveth him;
DBT
And the words were heard which David spoke, and they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for 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