1 Samuel 17:29 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And David said, “What have I done now? Was it not but a word?”

NIV: Now what have I done?' said David. 'Can't I even speak?'

NASB: But David said, 'What have I done now? Was it not just a question?'

CSB: "What have I done now? " protested David. "It was just a question."

NLT: What have I done now?' David replied. 'I was only asking a question!'

KJV: And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?

NKJV: And David said, “What have I done now? Is there not a cause?”

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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