1 Samuel 17:55

And when Saul saw David going out to meet the Philistine, he said to Abener the captain of the host, Whose son is this youth? and Abener said, As your soul lives, O King, I know not.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

54And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent. + 17:54 Verses 55 to 58 are not in the Vatican codex. Alex. has the following.

56And the king said, Do you ask whose son this youth is.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 1:26And she said, I pray you, my lord, as your soul lives, I am the woman that stood in your presence with you while praying to the Lord.

1 Samuel 16:21And David went in to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armor-bearer.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 17:49-58

48 And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. 49 And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. 50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David. 51… Read the whole commentary →

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