Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd the garrison of the Philistines went out unto the pass of Michmash.
And a garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Michmash.
And the station of the Philistines goeth out unto the passage of Michmash.
And a garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
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