Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come of a certainty.
WEB
David sent out spies to verify that Saul had arrived.
YLT
and David sendeth spies, and knoweth that Saul hath come unto Nachon,
DBT
David sent out spies, and learned that Saul was certainly come.
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