Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord’s people to transgress.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make Jehovah’s people to transgress.
WEB
No, my sons; it is not a good report I hear circulating among the LORD’s people.
YLT
Nay, my sons; for the report which I am hearing is not good causing the people of Jehovah to transgress. --
DBT
No, my sons, for it is no good report that I hear: ye make Jehovah's people transgress.
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