MANNAFEST

So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.

KJV

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4 additional translations
ASV

So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.

WEB

So David and his six hundred men went to the Brook of Besor, where some stayed behind

YLT

And David goeth on, he and six hundred men who are with him, and they come in unto the brook of Besor, and those left have stood still,

DBT

So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and they came to the torrent Besor; and those that were left stayed behind.

About this book

Old Testament

1 SamuelThe 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

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