And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd now this present which thy servant hath brought unto my lord, let it be given unto the young men that follow my lord.
Now let this gift your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow you.
`And, now, this blessing which thy maid-servant hath brought to my lord--it hath been given to the young men who are going up and down at the feet of my lord.
And now this blessing which thy bondmaid has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men that follow my lord.
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