Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And Samuel told all the words of Jehovah unto the people that asked of him a king.
WEB
So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.
YLT
And Samuel speaketh all the words of Jehovah unto the people who are asking from him a king,
DBT
And Samuel spoke all the words of Jehovah to the people that asked of him a king.
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