1 Samuel 17:57
55 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.
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.
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.
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
- So when David returned from killing the Philistine, still holding his head in his hand, Abner took him and brought him before Saul.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- 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.
- BLB
- And David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, and Abner took him and brought him before the face of Saul, and the head of the Philistine was in his hand.
- ÅB
- Da så David vendte tilbake etter at han hadde slått filisteren ihjel, tok Abner ham og førte ham fram for Saul; han hadde enda filisterens hode i sin hånd.
- OTB
- Så da David vendte tilbake etter å ha beseiret filisteren, tok Abner ham og brakte ham foran Saul med filisterens hode i hånden.
- B1930
- Da så David vendte tilbake efterat han hadde slått filisteren ihjel, tok Abner ham og førte ham frem for Saul; han hadde ennu filisterens hode i sin hånd.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 17:54
And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
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