Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him.
WEB
When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.
YLT
and Saul seeth that he is acting very wisely, and is afraid of him,
DBT
And Saul saw that he prospered well, and he stood in awe of 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