Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version As soon as David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with David still holding the Philistine’s head. New Living Translation As soon as David returned from killing Goliath, Abner brought him to Saul with the Philistine’s head still in his hand. English Standard Version And as soon as David returned from the striking down of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand. Berean Standard Bible So when David returned from killing the Philistine, still holding his head in his hand, Abner took him and brought him before Saul. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Then, 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. New American Standard Bible So when David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the Philistine’s head in his hand. NASB 1995 So when David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the Philistine’s head in his hand. NASB 1977 So when David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the Philistine’s head in his hand. Legacy Standard Bible So when David returned from striking down the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the Philistine’s head in his hand. Amplified Bible When David returned from killing [Goliath] the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand. Christian Standard Bible When David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the Philistine’s head still in his hand. Holman Christian Standard Bible When David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the Philistine’s head still in his hand. American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And when David returned, when he had killed the Philistine, Abnir led him and brought him before Shaul, and the head of the Philistine was in his hand Contemporary English Version When David came back from fighting Goliath, he was still carrying Goliath's head. Abner took David to Saul, Douay-Rheims Bible And when David was returned, after the Philistine was slain, Abner took him, and brought him in before Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation When David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner brought him to Saul. David had the Philistine's head in his hand. Good News Translation So when David returned to camp after killing Goliath, Abner took him to Saul. David was still carrying Goliath's head. International Standard Version When David returned from striking down the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him to Saul with the Philistine's head in his hand. JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version And when David turns back from striking the Philistine, then Abner takes him and brings him in before Saul, and the head of the Philistine [is] in his hand; Majority Standard Bible So when David returned from killing the Philistine, still holding his head in his hand, Abner took him and brought him before Saul. New American Bible So when David returned from slaying the Philistine, Abner escorted him into Saul’s presence. David was still holding the Philistine’s head. NET Bible So when David returned from striking down the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul. He still had the head of the Philistine in his hand. New Revised Standard Version On David’s return from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand. New Heart English Bible 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible 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. Young's Literal Translation And when David turneth back from smiting the Philistine, then Abner taketh him and bringeth him in before Saul, and the head of the Philistine in his hand; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David Slays Goliath…56“Find out whose son this young man is!” said the king. 57So when David returned from killing the Philistine, still holding his head in his hand, Abner took him and brought him before Saul. 58“Whose son are you, young man?” asked Saul. “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,” David replied.… Cross References 1 Samuel 17:54 David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, and he put Goliath's weapons in his own tent. 1 Samuel 17:56 "Find out whose son this young man is!" said the king. Treasury of Scripture 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. the head 1 Samuel 17:54 And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent. Jump to Previous Abner David Destruction Hand Head Holding Killing Philistine Philistine's Saul Slaughter Smiting Soon TurnethJump to Next Abner David Destruction Hand Head Holding Killing Philistine Philistine's Saul Slaughter Smiting Soon Turneth1 Samuel 17 1. The armies of the Israelites and Philistines being ready to battle4. Goliath challenges a combat 12. David, sent by his father to visit his brothers, takes the challenge 28. Eliab chides him 30. He is brought to Saul 32. shows the reason of his confidence 38. and slays the giant 55. Saul takes notice of David Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So when Davidדָּוִ֗ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse returned וּכְשׁ֣וּב (ū·ḵə·šūḇ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again from killing מֵֽהַכּוֹת֙ (mê·hak·kō·wṯ) Preposition-m | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 5221: To strike the Philistine, הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י (hap·pə·liš·tî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia still holding [his] הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י (hap·pə·liš·tî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia head וְרֹ֥אשׁ (wə·rōš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7218: The head in his hand, בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ (bə·yā·ḏōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand Abner אַבְנֵ֔ר (’aḇ·nêr) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 74: Abner -- 'my father is a lamp', an Israelite name took וַיִּקַּ֤ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take him אֹתוֹ֙ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case and brought him וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּ (way·ḇi·’ê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go before לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face Saul. שָׁא֑וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites Links 1 Samuel 17:57 NIV1 Samuel 17:57 NLT 1 Samuel 17:57 ESV 1 Samuel 17:57 NASB 1 Samuel 17:57 KJV 1 Samuel 17:57 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 17:57 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 17:57 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 17:57 French Bible 1 Samuel 17:57 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 17:57 As David returned from the slaughter (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |