1 Samuel 17:14
12 Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons in the days of Saul. And Jesse was old and well along in years.
13 The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.
And David was the youngest. The three oldest had followed Saul,
15 but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.
16 For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening to take his stand.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And David was the youngest. The three oldest had followed Saul,
- KJV
- And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.
- WEB
- David was the youngest; and the three oldest followed Saul.
- ASV
- And David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul.
- DARBY
- And David was the youngest; and the three eldest had followed Saul.
- BLB
- And David was the youngest, and the three oldest followed Saul.
- ÅB
- David var den yngste. De tre eldste hadde fulgt Saul,
- OTB
- David var den yngste. De tre eldste hadde gått etter Saul,
- B1930
- David var den yngste. De tre eldste hadde fulgt Saul,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 16:11
And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”
Read in contextGenesis 25:23
and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
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