And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsand to them that were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
and to those in Hebron and in all the places where David and his men had roamed.
and to those in Hebron, and to all the places where David had gone up and down, he and his men.
and to those in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men went about.
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