Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Saul was [thirty] years old when he began to reign; he ruled over Israel for [forty] years.
New American Standard Bible
Saul was
King James Version
Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
Holman Bible
Saul was 30 years
International Standard Version
Saul was 30 years old when he began to reign, and he ruled for 42 years over Israel.
A Conservative Version
Saul was [forty] years old when he began to reign. And when he had reigned two years over Israel,
American Standard Version
Saul was forty years old when he began to reign; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
Amplified
Saul was
Darby Translation
Saul was ... years old when he became king; and he reigned two years over Israel.
Julia Smith Translation
Saul the son of a year in his reigning; and two years he reigned over Israel,
King James 2000
Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
Lexham Expanded Bible
Saul [was thirty] {years old} at the beginning of his reign, and he reigned [forty-]two years over Israel.
Modern King James verseion
Saul reigned one year, and when he had reigned two more years over Israel,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Saul was as a child of a year old, when he began to reign. And when he had reigned two years over Israel,
New Heart English Bible
Saul reigned a year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
The Emphasized Bible
Saul was thirty years old when he began to reign; and, when he had reigned two years over Israel,
Webster
Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
World English Bible
Saul was [forty] years old when he began to reign; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
Youngs Literal Translation
A son of a year is Saul in his reigning, yea, two years he hath reigned over Israel,
Themes
the Armies of israel » Part of, retained in times of peace by the kings
Interlinear
Malak
Malak
Sh@nayim
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 13:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Saul Rules Over Israel
1 Saul was [thirty] years old when he began to reign; he ruled over Israel for [forty] years. 2 Saul selected for himself three thousand men from Israel. Two thousand of these were with Saul at Micmash and in the hill country of Bethel; the remaining thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. He sent all the rest of the people back home.
Cross References
Exodus 12:5
Your lamb must be perfect, a male, one year old; you may take it from the sheep or from the goats.
Micah 6:6
With what should I enter the Lord's presence? With what should I bow before the sovereign God? Should I enter his presence with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?