And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son in law: and the days were not expired.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. And the days were not expired;
When the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the wedding day arrived,
And his servants declare to David these words, and the thing is right in the eyes of David, to be son-in-law to the king; and the days have not been full,
And his servants told David these words; and the thing was right in David's sight to be the king's son-in-law. And the days were not expired,
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