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 Study 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. 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. 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. Good News Translation So when David returned to camp after killing Goliath, Abner took him to Saul. David was still carrying Goliath's head. 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. 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; 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 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. 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 ... Study Bible 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. Parallel Commentaries ... Lexicon So when Davidדָּוִ֗ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse returned וּכְשׁ֣וּב (ū·ḵə·šūḇ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again from killing מֵֽהַכּוֹת֙ (mê·hak·kō·wṯ) Preposition-m | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike the Philistine, הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י (hap·pə·liš·tî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia still holding [his] הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י (hap·pə·liš·tî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia head וְרֹ֥אשׁ (wə·rōš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head in his hand, בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ (bə·yā·ḏōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand Abner אַבְנֵ֔ר (’aḇ·nêr) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 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 Hebrew 3947: To take him אֹתוֹ֙ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 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 Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go before לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face Saul. שָׁא֑וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites 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 TurnethLinks 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 Clyx Quotations OT History: 1 Samuel 17:57 As David returned from the slaughter (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |