Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.
WEB
but Eli called to him and said, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” answered Samuel.
YLT
And Eli calleth Samuel, and saith, `Samuel, my son;' and he saith, `Here am I.'
DBT
And Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.
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