1 Samuel 26:17
And Saul knew David’s voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
1 Samuel 26:17 in other translations
| BSB | Then Saul recognized David’s voice and asked, “Is that your voice, David my son?” “It is my voice, my lord and king,” David said. |
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| WEB | Saul recognized David’s voice, and said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” David said, “It is my voice, my lord, O king.” |
| ASV | And Saul knew David’s voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king. |
| YLT | And Saul discerneth the voice of David, and saith, ‘Is this thy voice, my son David?' and David saith, ‘My voice, my lord, O king!' |
| DARBY | And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king. |
| BBE | And Saul, conscious that the voice was David's, said, Is that your voice, David, my son? And David said, It is my voice, O my lord king. |
| Webster | And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? and David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king. |
What does 1 Samuel 26:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 26:13-20
13-20. Then David ... stood on the top of an hill afar off ... and cried to the people--(See on Jud 9:7). The extraordinary purity and elasticity of the air in Palestine enable words to be distinctly heard that are addressed by a speaker from the top of one hill to people on that of another, from which it is separated by a deep intervening ravine. Hostile parties can thus speak to each other, while completely beyond…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 26:13-20
David reasoned seriously and affectionately with Saul. Those who forbid our attendance on God's ordinances, do what they can to estrange us from God, and to make us heathens. We are to reckon that which exposes us to sin the greatest injury that can be done us. If the Lord stirred thee up against me, either in displeasure to me, taking this way to punish me for my sins against him, or in displeasure to thee, if it…
1 Samuel 26:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 26:17
- 1 Samuel 24:16
And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
- 1 Samuel 24:8
David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.
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Context
- 1 Samuel 26:16
This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the Lord liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the Lord’s anointed. And now see where the king’s spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.
- 1 Samuel 26:17
And Saul knew David’s voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
- 1 Samuel 26:18
And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
1 Samuel 26:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y conociendo Saúl la voz de David, dijo: ¿No es esta tu voz, hijo mío David? Y David respondió: Mi voz es, rey señor mío. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Saül reconnut la voix de David et dit: Est-ce là ta voix, mon fils David? Et David dit: C’est ma voix, ô roi, mon seigneur! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Saul erkannte die Stimme Davids und sprach: Ist das deine Stimme, mein Sohn David? Und David sprach: Es ist meine Stimme, mein Herr König. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cognovit autem Saul vocem David, et dixit: Numquid vox hæc tua, fili mi David? Et ait David: Vox mea, domine mi rex. |