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1 Samuel 17:55-58

King James Version (KJV)

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55. 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. 56. And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling [is]. 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. 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.

1 Samuel 17:55-58 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:55

Theological / Devotional

Whose son? See on ch. 18:1,2.

I cannot tell. It is evident that Abner had not previously been acquainted with David, and that therefore David was not too well known at court. He had, apparently, been brought in only as a visiting musician, and had not become a member of the court (see PP 643).

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