And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the Lord, that I die not:
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And thou shalt not only while yet I live show me the lovingkindness of Jehovah, that I die not;
WEB
And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die,
YLT
and not only while I am alive dost thou do with me the kindness of Jehovah, and I die not,
DBT
And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of Jehovah, that I die not,
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