And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd Saul clad David with his apparel, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.
Then Saul clothed David in his own tunic, put a bronze helmet on his head, and dressed him in armor.
And Saul clotheth David with his long robe, and hath put a helmet of brass on his head, and doth clothe him with a coat of mail.
And Saul clothed David with his dress, and put a helmet of bronze upon his head, and clothed him with a corselet.
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