1 Samuel 17:16 - Printer Friendly

ESV: For forty days the Philistine came forward and took his stand, morning and evening.

NIV: For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand.

NASB: And the Philistine came forward morning and evening, and took his stand for forty days.

CSB: Every morning and evening for forty days the Philistine came forward and took his stand.

NLT: For forty days, every morning and evening, the Philistine champion strutted in front of the Israelite army.

KJV: And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

NKJV: And the Philistine drew near and presented himself forty days, morning and evening.

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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