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ESV: After whom has the king of Israel come out? After whom do you pursue? After a dead dog! After a flea!

NIV: "Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Who are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?

NASB: After whom has the king of Israel gone out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog, a single flea?

CSB: Who has the king of Israel come after? What are you chasing after? A dead dog? A single flea?

NLT: Who is the king of Israel trying to catch anyway? Should he spend his time chasing one who is as worthless as a dead dog or a single flea?

KJV: After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.

NKJV: After whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea?

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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