MANNAFEST

And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;

KJV

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ASV

And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they gave him water to drink;

WEB

Now his men found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave the man water to drink and food to eat—

YLT

and they find a man, an Egyptian, in the field, and take him unto David, and give to him bread, and he eateth, and they cause him to drink water,

DBT

And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they gave him water to drink,

About this book

Old Testament

1 SamuelThe 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

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