Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsBut all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.
But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he was leading them out to battle and back.
and all Israel and Judah love David when he is going out and coming in before them.
But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.
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