complete verse (1 Chronicles 11:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 11:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then, David and the elders of Israel made together a covenant in front of God. Then those elders anointed David to be the king of Israel as God had promised him through Samuel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “All the Israelite elders came to David in Hebron. David made covenant with them. As the LORD said by the mouth of Samuel, they anointed David king.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Therefore there at Hebron, David made an agreement with the ones-who-ruled Israel in the presence of the LORD, and they rubbed oil on the head of David to show that he was now the king of Israel, according to what- the LORD -had-promised through Samuel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So all the Israeli elders came to David at Hebron. And David made a sacred agreement with them while Yahweh was listening. They anointed him with olive oil to set him apart to be the king of the Israeli people. That is what Yahweh had previously told the prophet Samuel would happen.” (Source: Translation for Translators)