Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah;
WEB
So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
YLT
And all the elders of Israel gather themselves together, and come in unto Samuel to Ramath,
DBT
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah,
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