1 Samuel 13:1 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Saul lived for one year and then became king, and when he had reigned for two years over Israel,

NIV: Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty- two years.

NASB: Saul was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for forty-two years over Israel.

CSB: Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty-two years over Israel.

NLT: Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty-two years.

KJV: Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,

NKJV: Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,

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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