And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd he turned away from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.
Then he turned from him toward another and asked about the offer, and those people answered him just as the first ones had answered.
And he turneth round from him unto another, and saith according to this word, and the people return him word as the first word.
And he turned from him to another, and spoke after the same manner; and the people answered him again after the former manner.
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