1 Samuel 17:57

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

As soon as David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the Philistine's head still in his hand.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    When David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And as David{H1732} returned{H7725} from the slaughter{H5221} of the Philistine,{H6430} Abner{H74} took{H3947} him, and brought{H935} him before{H6440} Saul{H7586} with the head{H7218} of the Philistine{H6430} in his hand.{H3027}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And as David{H1732} returned{H7725}{(H8800)} from the slaughter{H5221}{(H8687)} of the Philistine{H6430}, Abner{H74} took{H3947}{(H8799)} him, and brought{H935}{(H8686)} him before{H6440} Saul{H7586} with the head{H7218} of the Philistine{H6430} in his hand{H3027}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Now whan Dauid came agayne from the slaughter of the Philistyne, Abner toke him, and broughte him before Saul, and he had the Philistynes heade in his hande.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And when Dauid was returned from the slaughter of the Philistim, then Abner tooke him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistim in his hand.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And whe Dauid was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner toke him, & brought him before Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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 (1862/1898)

    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;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And when David was coming back after the destruction of the Philistine, Abner took him to Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 17:54 : 54 David took the Philistine's head and brought it to Jerusalem, but he kept the Philistine's weapons in his tent.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Sam 17:54-56
    3 verses
    85%

    54 David took the Philistine's head and brought it to Jerusalem, but he kept the Philistine's weapons in his tent.

    55 When Saul saw David going out to confront the Philistine, he asked Abner, the commander of his army, 'Abner, whose son is this young man?' Abner replied, 'As surely as you live, O king, I do not know.'

    56 The king said, 'Find out whose son this young man is.'

  • 1 Sam 17:48-51
    4 verses
    81%

    48 When the Philistine arose and came forward to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine.

    49 David reached into his bag, took out a stone, slung it, and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown to the ground.

    50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone. Without a sword in his hand, he struck down the Philistine and killed him.

    51 Then David ran and stood over the Philistine. He took the Philistine’s sword, drew it from its sheath, and killed him by cutting off his head. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they turned and ran.

  • 2 Sam 4:8
    80%

    8 They brought the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, "Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. Today the LORD has given my lord the king revenge against Saul and his descendants."

  • 1 Sam 17:58
    80%

    58 Saul asked him, 'Whose son are you, young man?' David replied, 'I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.'

  • 1 Sam 17:31-35
    5 verses
    80%

    31 When David's words were heard, they were reported to Saul, and he sent for him.

    32 David said to Saul, 'Let no one lose heart because of this Philistine. Your servant will go and fight him.'

    33 But Saul replied, 'You cannot go against this Philistine to fight him. You are only a young man, and he has been a warrior from his youth.'

    34 David said to Saul, 'Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,'

    35 'I went after it, struck it, and rescued the lamb from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its mane, struck it, and killed it.'

  • 1 Sam 17:37
    79%

    37 David added, 'The LORD who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.' Saul said to David, 'Go, and may the LORD be with you.'

  • 1 Sam 18:24-25
    2 verses
    77%

    24 When Saul’s servants reported back what David had said,

    25 Saul replied, 'Say to David, "The king wants no other price for the bride than a hundred Philistine foreskins, to take revenge on his enemies."' Saul’s plan was to have David fall by the hands of the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 17:41
    77%

    41 The Philistine came closer and closer to David, with his shield bearer walking in front of him.

  • 1 Sam 26:22
    77%

    22 David answered and said, "Here is the king's spear. Let one of the young men come over and take it.

  • 1 Sam 17:25-26
    2 verses
    77%

    25 The Israelites said, 'Have you seen this man who comes out? He comes out to defy Israel. The king will give great wealth to the man who kills him; he will also give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his family from taxes in Israel.'

    26 David said to the men standing with him, 'What will be done for the man who strikes down this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?'

  • 2 Sam 1:1
    76%

    1 After the death of Saul, David returned from defeating the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag for two days.

  • 1 Sam 21:9
    76%

    9 David asked Ahimelech, 'Don’t you have a spear or a sword here? I haven’t brought my sword or any other weapon, because the king’s mission was urgent.'

  • 1 Sam 17:23
    76%

    23 As he was speaking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, stepped out from his lines and shouted his usual words, and David heard them.

  • 1 Chr 10:9
    76%

    9 They stripped him, took his head and armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news to their idols and their people.

  • 1 Sam 17:45-46
    2 verses
    76%

    45 David replied to the Philistine, 'You come against me with a sword, spear, and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.'

    46 'Today, the LORD will deliver you into my hand. I will strike you down and cut off your head. I will give the corpses of the Philistines’ army today to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.'

  • 1 Kgs 2:32
    76%

    32 The LORD will bring back his blood on his own head, because he struck down two men more righteous and better than himself—Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel's army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah's army—killing them with the sword without my father David knowing it.

  • 2 Sam 21:17
    76%

    17 But Abishai, son of Zeruiah, came to David's aid. He struck the Philistine and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, saying, "Never again will you go out with us to battle, so that you do not extinguish the lamp of Israel."

  • 1 Sam 19:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    7 Then Jonathan called David and told him everything. He brought David to Saul, and David was once again in Saul’s presence as before.

    8 War broke out again. David went out to fight the Philistines and struck them with a great slaughter, causing them to flee before him.

  • 1 Sam 31:9
    76%

    9 They cut off Saul's head, stripped off his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temples of their idols and among the people.

  • 2 Sam 1:15-17
    3 verses
    76%

    15 Then David called one of his young men and said, 'Come here and strike him down.' So he struck him, and he died.

    16 David said to him, 'Your blood is on your own head, because your own mouth testified against you when you said, ‘I killed the LORD's anointed.’'

    17 David sang this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan:

  • 2 Sam 1:10
    76%

    10 So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew he could not survive after he had fallen. I took the crown that was on his head and the bracelet that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.

  • 1 Sam 17:15
    76%

    15 But David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.

  • 2 Sam 2:8
    76%

    8 Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Ish-bosheth son of Saul and brought him to Mahanaim.

  • 2 Sam 21:12
    76%

    12 he went and retrieved the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the citizens of Jabesh Gilead. (They had stolen their bodies from the public square of Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hung them after they struck Saul down on Gilboa.)

  • 1 Sam 26:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7 So David and Abishai came to the troops by night, and there was Saul lying asleep in the camp with his spear stuck in the ground near his head. Abner and the troops were lying all around him.

    8 Abishai said to David, "Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I won't need to strike him twice."

  • 2 Sam 3:17-18
    2 verses
    75%

    17 Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, 'For some time you have wanted to make David your king.

    18 Now do it! For the Lord has promised David, 'By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the Philistines and from all their enemies.’'

  • 1 Sam 26:17
    75%

    17 Saul recognized David’s voice and said, "Is that your voice, my son David?" David replied, "It is my voice, my lord the king."

  • 1 Sam 24:1
    75%

    1 David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of En-gedi.

  • 2 Sam 1:4
    75%

    4 David said to him, 'What happened? Tell me.' He answered, 'The people fled from the battle, and many fell and died. Saul and Jonathan, his son, are also dead.'

  • 1 Sam 16:19
    75%

    19 Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse, saying, "Send me your son David, who is with the sheep."

  • 1 Sam 19:5
    75%

    5 He risked his life to kill the Philistine, and the LORD brought about a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. So why would you sin by shedding innocent blood by killing David without cause?

  • 1 Sam 26:5
    75%

    5 Then David got up and went to the place where Saul had camped. He saw where Saul and Abner son of Ner, the commander of his army, were lying down. Saul was lying inside the camp with the troops encamped around him.

  • 2 Sam 3:30
    75%

    30 (Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)

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