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 17:57 in other translations
| BSB | So when David returned from killing the Philistine, still holding his head in his hand, Abner took him and brought him before Saul. |
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| WEB | 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. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | And when David turneth back from smiting the Philistine, then Abner taketh him and bringeth him in before Saul, and the head of the Philistine in his hand; |
| DARBY | 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. |
| BBE | And when David was coming back after the destruction of the Philistine, Abner took him to Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does 1 Samuel 17:57 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 17:57 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 17:57
- 1 Samuel 17:54
And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
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Context
- 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 17:58
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.
1 Samuel 17:57 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y cuando David volvía de matar al Filisteo, Abner lo tomó, y llevólo delante de Saúl, teniendo la cabeza del Filisteo en su mano. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et comme David revenait d’avoir frappé le Philistin, Abner le prit et l’amena devant Saül, ayant la tête du Philistin à la main. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und als David vom Erschlagen des Philisters zurückkehrte, da nahm ihn Abner und brachte ihn vor Saul; und das Haupt des Philisters war in seiner Hand. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cumque regressus esset David, percusso Philisthæo, tulit eum Abner, et introduxit coram Saule, caput Philisthæi habentem in manu. |