Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Jehovah was with him.
and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.
And David is in all his ways acting wisely, and Jehovah is with him,
And David prospered in all his ways; and Jehovah was with him.
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