1 Samuel 17:56
And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is.
1 Samuel 17:56 in other translations
| BSB | “Find out whose son this young man is!” said the king. |
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| WEB | The king said, “Inquire whose son the young man is!” |
| ASV | And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling is. |
| YLT | And the king saith, ‘Ask thou whose son this is --the young man.' |
| DARBY | And the king said, Inquire thou whose son this youth is. |
| BBE | And the king said, Make search and see whose son this young man is. |
| Webster | And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling is. |
What does 1 Samuel 17:56 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 17:55-58
55-58. Saul ... said unto Abner ... whose son is this youth?--A young man is more spoken of in many Eastern countries by his father's name than his own. The growth of the beard, and other changes on a now full-grown youth, prevented the king from recognizing his former favorite minstrel [1Sa 16:23].
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:48-58
See how frail and uncertain life is, even when a man thinks himself best fortified; how quickly, how easily, and by how small a matter, the passage may be opened for life to go out, and death to enter! Let not the strong man glory in his strength, nor the armed man in his armour. God resists the proud, and pours contempt on those who defy him and his people. No one ever hardened his heart against God and prospered…
1 Samuel 17:56 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 1 Samuel 17:55
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.
- 1 Samuel 17:56
And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is.
- 1 Samuel 17:57
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.
1 Samuel 17:56 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Vive tu alma, oh rey, que no lo sé. Y el rey dijo: Pregunta pues de quién es hijo aquel mancebo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le roi dit: Enquiers-toi de qui ce jeune homme est fils. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der König sprach: Frage du, wessen Sohn der junge Mann ist. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ait rex: Interroga tu, cujus filius sit iste puer. |