1 Samuel 17:27 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And the people answered him in the same way, "So shall it be done to the man who kills him."

NIV: They repeated to him what they had been saying and told him, "This is what will be done for the man who kills him."

NASB: The people answered him in agreement with this statement, saying, 'This is what will be done for the man who kills him.'

CSB: The troops told him about the offer, concluding, "That is what will be done for the man who kills him."

NLT: And these men gave David the same reply. They said, 'Yes, that is the reward for killing him.'

KJV: And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.

NKJV: And the people answered him in this manner, saying, “So shall it be done for the man who kills him.”

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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