And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsand to them that were in Aroer, and to them that were in Siphmoth, and to them that were in Eshtemoa,
to those in Aroer, Siphmoth, and Eshtemoa;
and to those in Aroer, and to those in Siphmoth, and to those in Eshtemoa,
and to those in Aroer, and to those in Siphmoth, and to those in Eshtemoa,
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