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1 Samuel 17:16

14 And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.

15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Beth-lehem.

And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

17 And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;

18 And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.

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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.

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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.

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Cross references

  • Matthew 4:2

    And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

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  • Luke 4:2

    Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.

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