All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Yahweh.
Parallel translations
- KJV And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.
- BSB So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.
- NKJV And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel had been established as a prophet of the Lord.
- NASB And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the Lord.
- NLT And all Israel, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the Lord.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Judg 20:1Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, to Yahweh at Mizpah.
- 2 Sam 3:10to transfer the kingdom from Saul’s house, and to set up David’s throne over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba.”
- 1 Tim 1:12And I thank him who enabled me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service;
- 2 Sam 17:11But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together to you, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person.
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