And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
And Saul was afraid of David, because Jehovah was with him, and was departed from Saul.
WEB
So Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.
YLT
And Saul is afraid of the presence of David, for Jehovah hath been with him, and from Saul He hath turned aside;
DBT
And Saul was afraid of David, because Jehovah was with him, and had departed from Saul.
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