If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsIf they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them.
If they say, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them.
if thus they say unto us, `Stand still till we have come unto you,' then we have stood in our place, and do not go up unto them;
If they say thus to us, Stand still until we come to you, then we will stay in our place, and will not go up to them.
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