And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
But Saul sent the messengers back to see David and told them, “Bring him up to me in his bed so I can kill him.”
And Saul sendeth the messengers to see David, saying, `Bring him up in the bed unto me,' --to put him to death.
And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may put him to death.
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