1 Samuel 17:16
14 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.
For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening to take his stand.
17 One day Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp.
18 Take also these ten portions of cheese to the commander of their unit. Check on the welfare of your brothers and bring back an assurance from them.
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
- For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening to take his stand.
- KJV
- And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
- WEB
- The Philistine came near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
- ASV
- And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
- DARBY
- And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
- BLB
- And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and he stationed himself forty days.
- ÅB
- Filisteren gikk fram både morgen og kveld; i førti dager stilte han seg fram.
- OTB
- I førti dager kom filisteren frem hver morgen og kveld og stilte seg opp.
- B1930
- Filisteren gikk frem både morgen og aften; i firti dager stilte han sig frem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 4:2
After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.
Read in contextLuke 4:2
where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.
Read in context