The king said, “Inquire whose son the young man is!”
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The king said, “Inquire whose son the young man is!”
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And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is.
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And the king said: 'Inquire thou whose son the stripling is.'
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 17:56 And the king said, Enquire thou whose…
1Sa 17:56 And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling [is].
Ver. 56. Enquire thou.] It was fit that such a stripling should be noted and noticed, as durst grapple with such a daring giant.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the king said, inquire thou whose son the…
And the king said, inquire thou whose son the stripling is. Still the question is the same, being very desirous of knowing of what family he was, for the reason before given; see Gill on Sa1 17:55.
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1 Samuel 17:57
sa1 17:57
sa1 17:57
sa1 17:57And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine,.... Carrying his head in triumph, and no doubt accompanied with the acclamations of the people:
Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand; to give an answer to the king's question concerning him, who could best do it himself; and that Saul might have the opportunity of rewarding him, according to his merit, for so great a piece of service he had done for Israel, of which the head in his hand was a sufficient proof.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 56. the stripling] This word is the diminutive of…
56. the stripling] This word is the diminutive of strip, and like slip, scion, &c. means a youth, as it were a strip from the parent stem. The Heb. word, which is found again only in 1Sa_20:22, signifies “a full grown youth.”
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain Cf. (See Scofield "1Sa 16:21").
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Cf. (See Scofield "1Sa 16:21").
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