Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And Saul said, God do so and more also; for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.
WEB
And Saul declared, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if you, Jonathan, do not surely die!”
YLT
And Saul saith, `Thus doth God do, and thus doth He add, for thou dost certainly die, Jonathan.'
DBT
And Saul said,God do so [to me] and more also; thou shalt certainly die, Jonathan.
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