Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer’s house is.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThen Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer’s house is.
Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?”
And Saul draweth nigh to Samuel in the midst of the gate, and saith, `Declare, I pray thee, to me, where is this--the seer's house?'
And Saul drew near to Samuel in the midst of the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.
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