And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.
WEB
So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.
YLT
And David delivereth all that the Amalekites have taken; also his two wives hath David delivered.
DBT
And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken: and David recovered his two wives.
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