1 Samuel 17:30 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And he turned away from him toward another, and spoke in the same way, and the people answered him again as before.

NIV: He then turned away to someone else and brought up the same matter, and the men answered him as before.

NASB: Then he turned away from him to another and said the same thing; and the people replied with the same words as before.

CSB: Then he turned from those beside him to others in front of him and asked about the offer. The people gave him the same answer as before.

NLT: He walked over to some others and asked them the same thing and received the same answer.

KJV: And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.

NKJV: Then he turned from him toward another and said the same thing; and these people answered him as the first ones did.

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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