1 Samuel 27:7 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And the number of the days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a year and four months.

NIV: David lived in Philistine territory a year and four months.

NASB: The number of days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a year and four months.

CSB: The length of time that David stayed in Philistine territory amounted to a year and four months.

NLT: and they lived there among the Philistines for a year and four months.

KJV: And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

NKJV: Now the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was one full year and four months.

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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