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1 Samuel 17:58

DavidJesseSaul

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.

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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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
“Whose son are you, young man?” asked Saul. “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,” David replied.
KJV
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.
WEB
Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, you young man?” David answered, “I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”
ASV
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.
DARBY
And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, young man? And David said, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.
BLB
And Saul said to him, “The son of whom [are] you, O young man?” And David answered, “The son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”
ÅB
Og Saul sa til ham: Hvem er du sønn til, unge mann? David svarte: Jeg er sønn til din tjener Isai fra Betlehem.
[^1]: 1SA 17, 25.
[^2]: 1SA 17, 26.
OTB
Saul sa til ham: "Hvis sønn er du, unge mann?" Og David sa: "Jeg er sønn av din tjener Isai fra Betlehem."
B1930
Og Saul sa til ham: Hvem er du sønn til, unge mann? David svarte: Jeg er sønn til din tjener Isai fra Betlehem.

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 17:12

    Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.

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  • 1 Samuel 16:18–19

    Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.

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