1 Samuel 13:1
What does 1 Samuel 13:1 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 13:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Saul wasfortyyears old when he began to reign; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
KJV
King James Version · 1611Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Saul wasfortyyears old when he began to reign; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949***
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862A son of a year <FI>is<Fi> Saul in his reigning, yea, two years he hath reigned over Israel,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Saul was a child of one year when he began to reign, and he reigned two years over Israel.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Saul was...years old when he became king; and he reigned two years over Israel.
Context
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v.2Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel, whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the mount of Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Micah 6:6
Wherewith shall I come before Jehovah, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves a year old?
- Exodus 12:5
Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old: ye shall take it from the sheep, or from the goats:
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