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1 Samuel 17:57

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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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1 Samuel 17:57 in other translations

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 · American Standard Version

1 Samuel 17:57 in context

  1. 55When Saul saw David go out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the army, “Abner, whose son is this youth?”
    Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I can’t tell.”
  2. 56The king said, “Inquire whose son the young man is!”
  3. 57As 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.
  4. 58Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, you young man?”
    David answered, “I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”