Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
WEB
“Listen now, son of Ahitub,” said Saul. “Here I am, my lord,” he replied.
YLT
and Saul saith, `Hear, I pray thee, son of Ahitub;' and he saith, `Here am I, my lord.'
DBT
And Saul said, Hear now, son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
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