1 Samuel 17:29
And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
1 Samuel 17:29 in other translations
| BSB | “What have I done now?” said David. “Was it not just a question?” |
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| WEB | David said, “What have I now done? Is there not a cause?” |
| ASV | And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause? |
| YLT | And David saith, ‘What have I done now? is it not a word?' |
| DARBY | And David said, What have I now done? Was it not laid upon me? |
| BBE | And David said, What have I done now? was it not only a word? |
| Webster | And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause? |
What does 1 Samuel 17:29 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:12-30
Jesse little thought of sending his son to the army at that critical juncture; but the wise God orders actions and affairs, so as to serve his designs. In times of general formality and lukewarmness, every degree of zeal which implies readiness to go further, or to venture more in the cause of God than others, will be blamed as pride and ambition, and by none more than by near relations, like Eliab, or negligent…
1 Samuel 17:29 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 17:29
- 1 Peter 3:9
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
- Acts 11:2-4
And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him, Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them. But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,
- Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
- 1 Corinthians 2:15
But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
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Context
- 1 Samuel 17:28
And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
- 1 Samuel 17:29
And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
- 1 Samuel 17:30
And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.
1 Samuel 17:29 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y David respondió: ¿Qué he hecho yo ahora? Estas, ¿no son palabras? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et David dit: Qu’ai-je fait maintenant? N’y a-t-il pas de quoi? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und David sprach: Was habe ich nun getan? Ist es nicht der Mühe wert |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et dixit David: Quid feci? numquid non verbum est? |