Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And they slew the bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
WEB
And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli.
YLT
And they slaughter the bullock, and bring in the youth unto Eli,
DBT
And they slaughtered the bullock, and brought the boy to Eli.
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