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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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- 1 Samuel 17:54 David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 17:57 And as David returned from the slaughter…
1Sa 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.
Ver. 57. With the head of the Philistine in his hand.] This, among other things, knit Jonathan’s: heart to him; the Philistine’s head being a far better sight than the good admiral’s head presented at the Parisian massacre to that cruel queen mother of France, who presently embalming it, sent it to her holy father, for an assurance of the death of his most capital enemy. {a}
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{a} Speed, 1161.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Saul said unto him, whose son art thou,…
And Saul said unto him, whose son art thou, thou young man?.... Still the question was such as did not necessarily imply ignorance of his person, but of his family:
and David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite; which doubtless refreshed the memory of Saul, and he quickly called to mind who he was. This interview was very probably at Gibeah of Saul, which was the place of his birth and residence, Sa1 10:26, and where he kept his court, and to which he returned after the above victory was obtained.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 in his hand
in his hand
Here "his" refers to David.
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Whose son are you
"Who is your father"
I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite
"My father is your servant Jesse, the Bethlehemite"
your servant Jesse
David referred to his father as "your servant" to show that his father was faithful to King Saul.
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David
Philistines
Abner
Saul (OT)
servant
Jesse
Bethlehem
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