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;
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd 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;
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—
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,
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▾
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