And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth–car.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd the men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car.
Then the men of Israel charged out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, striking them down all the way to an area below Beth-car.
And the men of Israel go out from Mizpeh, and pursue the Philistines, and smite them unto the place of Beth-Car.
And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, as far as below Beth-car.
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