And he enquired of the Lord for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd he inquired of Jehovah for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
Ahimelech inquired of the LORD for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”
and he asketh for him at Jehovah, and provision hath given to him, and the sword of Goliath the Philistine hath given to him.
And he inquired of Jehovah for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
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