Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsWherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.
Therefore turn back now and go in peace, so that you will not do anything to displease the leaders of the Philistines.”
and now, turn back, and go in peace, and thou dost do no evil in the eyes of the princes of the Philistines.'
And now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.
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