"And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son {…" — 1 Samuel 17:55

1 Samuel 17:55 · KJV

“And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son {is} this youth? And Abner said, {As} thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.”

— 1 Samuel 17:55

Verse 54

And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.

Verse 56

And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling {is}.

1 Samuel 17 — Context

And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents.

And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.

And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son {is} this youth? And Abner said, {As} thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.

And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling {is}.

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.

Cross References

1 Samuel 16:21-22

And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.

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 Bethlehemite.

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