1 Samuel 17:55
53 And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents.
54 And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
56 And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is.
57 And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
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
- As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.”
- KJV
- And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
- WEB
- When Saul saw David go out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the army, “Abner, whose son is this youth?” Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I can’t tell.”
- ASV
- And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
- DARBY
- And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this young man? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
- BLB
- And Saul saw David going out against the Philistine, and he said to Abner the commander of the army, “The son of whom [is] this youth, Abner?” And Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, if I know.”
- ÅB
- Da Saul så David gå ut imot filisteren, sa han til Abner, hærføreren: Hvem er denne gutt sønn til, Abner? Abner svarte: Så sant du lever, konge, jeg vet det ikke.
- OTB
- Da Saul så David gå ut mot filisteren, sa han til Abner, hærens kommandør: "Abner, hvis sønn er denne unge mannen?" Og Abner sa: "Så sant du lever, konge, jeg vet ikke."
- B1930
- Da Saul så David gå ut imot filisteren, sa han til Abner, hærføreren: Hvem er denne gutt sønn til, Abner? Abner svarte: Så sant du lever, konge, jeg vet det ikke.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 16:21–22
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
Read in context1 Samuel 17:58
And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.
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