And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd Saul said, Draw nigh hither, all ye chiefs of the people; and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.
Therefore Saul said, “Come here, all you leaders of the troops, and let us investigate how this sin has occurred today.
And Saul saith, `Draw ye nigh hither all, the chiefs of the people, and know and see in what this sin hath been to-day;
And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the heads of the people; and know and see wherein this sin has been this day.
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