So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food.
WEB
So David hid in the field, and when the New Moon had come, the king sat down to eat.
YLT
And David is hidden in the field, and it is the new moon, and the king sitteth down by the food to eat,
DBT
And David hid himself in the field; and it was the new moon, and the king sat at table to eat.
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