1 Samuel 17:55

King James Version 1611 (Original)

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.

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  • 1 Sam 16:21-22 : 21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer. 22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
  • 1 Sam 17:58 : 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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  • 1 Sam 17:56-58
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    56And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is.

    57And 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.

    58And 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 Sam 26:17-18
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    17And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.

    18And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?

  • 2 Sam 1:3-6
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    3And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.

    4And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.

    5And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?

    6And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.

  • 1 Sam 17:31-33
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    31And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him.

    32And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

    33And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.

  • 1 Sam 18:17-18
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    17And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD'S battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.

    18And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?

  • 2 Sam 1:13-14
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    13And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.

    14And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?

  • 1 Sam 26:14-15
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    14And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?

    15And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.

  • 1 Sam 17:25-26
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    25And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.

    26And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

  • 1 Sam 26:5-6
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    5And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.

    6Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.

  • 1 Sam 16:18-19
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    18Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.

    19Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.

  • 1 Sam 18:24-25
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    24And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.

    25And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 22:12-14
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    12And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

    13And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast enquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

    14Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?

  • 1 Sam 17:11-12
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    11When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

    12Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.

  • 1 Sam 17:14
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    14And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.

  • 1 Sam 26:22
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    22And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.

  • 1 Sam 24:9
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    9And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

  • 1 Sam 14:50-52
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    50And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle.

    51And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.

    52And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.

  • 2 Sam 1:17
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    17And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

  • 1 Sam 14:1
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    1Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father.

  • 1 Sam 14:17
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    17Then said Saul unto the people that were with him, Number now, and see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armourbearer were not there.

  • 1 Sam 17:37
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    37David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.

  • 1 Sam 17:20
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    20And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.

  • 1 Sam 17:28
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    28And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.

  • 1 Sam 20:32
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    32And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?

  • 1 Sam 17:23
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    23And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.

  • 1 Sam 22:9
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    9Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

  • 1 Sam 14:37
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    37And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day.

  • 1 Sam 17:39
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    39And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.

  • 2 Sam 2:8
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    8But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;

  • 1 Sam 24:16
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    16And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.