1 Samuel 17:55
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.”
World English Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
54David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent.
56The king said, “Inquire whose son the young man is!”
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:26She said, “Oh, my lord, as your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to the LORD.
1 Samuel 16:21David came to Saul and stood before him. 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 →