Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the Lord will do before your eyes.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which Jehovah will do before your eyes.
WEB
Now, therefore, stand and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes.
YLT
`Also now, station yourselves and see this great thing which Jehovah is doing before your eyes;
DBT
Now therefore stand and see this great thing which Jehovah will do before your eyes.
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