And David answered and said, Behold the king’s spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd David answered and said, Behold the spear, O king! let then one of the young men come over and fetch it.
“Here is the king’s spear,” David answered. “Let one of the young men come over and get it.
And David answereth and saith, `Lo, the king's spear; and let one of the young men pass over, and receive it;
And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear, and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.
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