And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd the number of the days that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
And the time that David lived in Philistine territory amounted to a year and four months.
And the number of the days which David hath dwelt in the field of the Philistines is days and four months;
And the time that David abode in the country of the Philistines was a year and four months.
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