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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 17:12 - Strong Concordance

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1Sa 17:12 Strong Concordance Now David [01732] was the son [01121] of that Ephrathite [0376] [0673] of Bethlehemjudah [01035] [03063], whose name [08034] was Jesse [03448]; and he had eight [08083] sons [01121]: and the man [0376] went [0935] among men [0582] for an old man [02204] in the days [03117] of Saul [07586].
  King James Now 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.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
This and the following verses down to the end of Sa1 17:31 are omitted in the Vatican copy of the Septuagint, as are Sa1 17:55-58. The object of the omission was doubtless to avoid the apparent inconsistency with regard to Saul's acquaintance with David (see Sa1 16:21 note).
 
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21 And David [01732] came [0935] to Saul [07586], and stood [05975] before [06440] him: and he loved [0157] him greatly [03966]; and he became his armourbearer [05375] [03627].
55 And when Saul [07586] saw [07200] David [01732] go forth [03318] against [07125] the Philistine [06430], he said [0559] unto Abner [074], the captain [08269] of the host [06635], Abner [074], whose son [01121] is this youth [05288]? And Abner [074] said [0559], As thy soul [05315] liveth [02416], O king [04428], I cannot [0518] tell [03045].
56 And the king [04428] said [0559], Enquire [07592] thou whose son [01121] the stripling [05958] is.
57 And as David [01732] returned [07725] from the slaughter [05221] of the Philistine [06430], Abner [074] took [03947] him, and brought [0935] him before [06440] Saul [07586] with the head [07218] of the Philistine [06430] in his hand [03027].
58 And Saul [07586] said [0559] to him, Whose son [01121] art thou, thou young man [05288]? And David [01732] answered [0559], I am the son [01121] of thy servant [05650] Jesse [03448] the Bethlehemite [01022].
31 And when the words [01697] were heard [08085] which David [01732] spake [01696], they rehearsed [05046] them before [06440] Saul [07586]: and he sent [03947] for him.
58 And Saul [07586] said [0559] to him, Whose son [01121] art thou, thou young man [05288]? And David [01732] answered [0559], I am the son [01121] of thy servant [05650] Jesse [03448] the Bethlehemite [01022].