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1 Samuel 17:29

David

27 The people told him about the offer, saying, “That is what will be done for the man who kills him.”

28 Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”

“What have I done now?” said David. “Was it not just a question?”

30 Then he turned from him toward another and asked about the offer, and those people answered him just as the first ones had answered.

31 Now David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, who called for him.

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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
“What have I done now?” said David. “Was it not just a question?”
KJV
And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
WEB
David said, “What have I now done? Is there not a cause?”
ASV
And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
DARBY
And David said, What have I now done? Was it not laid upon me?
BLB
And David said, “What have I done now? Was it not a word?”
ÅB
Men David sa: Hva har jeg gjort nå? Det var jo bare et ord.
OTB
Men David sa: "Hva har jeg gjort nå? Var det ikke bare et spørsmål?"
B1930
Men David sa: Hvad har jeg gjort nu? Det var jo bare et ord.

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