And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto Jehovah before Eli the priest.
Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the priest.
And Elkanah goeth to Ramath, unto his house, and the youth hath been serving Jehovah, in the presence of Eli the priest;
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the boy ministered to Jehovah in the presence of Eli the priest.
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