Translations
Modern
Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.
Traditional
And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.
Literal
And here is the king, walking before you, and I am old and have become gray. And my sons, behold, are with you, and I have walked before you from my childhood to this day.
Latin
Et nunc rex graditur ante vos: ego autem senui, et incanui: porro filii mei vobiscum sunt: itaque conversatus coram vobis ab adolescentia mea usque ad hanc diem, ecce præsto sum.
Original
Hebrew
English
Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.
Notes
The confirmation of Saul as king at Gilgal was the last step in making him king (1 Samuel 11:12–15). It was also a suitable time for Samuel to give his farewell speech as Israel's leader.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
Glossary
Bethel (Place), Bethelite Gray Samuel, Books of First and Second
Topics
Samuel: His Integrity As a Judge and Ruler The Hair: White or Gray: A Token of Age