Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
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4 additional translationsThen David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.
And David lifteth up--and the people who are with him--their voice and weep, till that they have no power to weep.
Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
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