Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me if perchance thy father answer thee roughly?
WEB
Then David asked Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”
YLT
And David saith unto Jonathan, `Who doth declare to me? or what if thy father doth answer thee sharply?'
DBT
Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?
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