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1 Samuel 17:29
29But David said, “What have I done now? Was it not just a [harmless] question?”
1 Samuel 17:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
- New International Version (NIV)“Now what have I done?” said David. “Can’t I even speak?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And David said, "What have I done now? Was it not but a word?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)And David said, “What have I done now? Is there not a cause?”
Context of 1 Samuel 17:29
27The men told him, “That is what will be done for the man who kills him.” 28Now Eliab his oldest brother heard what he said to the men; and Eliab’s anger burned against David and he said, “Why have you come down here? With whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumption (overconfidence) and the evil of your heart; for you have come down in order to see the battle.” But David said, “What have I done now? Was it not just a [harmless] question?” 30Then David turned away from Eliab to someone else and asked the same question; and the people gave him the same answer as the first time. 31When the words that David spoke were heard, the men reported them to Saul, and he sent for him.
Read all of 1 Samuel 171 Samuel 17:29 word by word
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד מֶ֥ה עָשִׂ֖יתִי עָ֑תָּה הֲל֖וֹא דָּבָ֥ר הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 17:29
- Proverbs 15:1A soft and gentle and thoughtful answer turns away wrath, But harsh and painful and careless words stir up anger.
- Acts 11:2So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision [certain Jewish believers who followed the Law] took issue with him [for violating Jewish customs],
- 1 Corinthians 2:15But the spiritual man [the spiritually mature Christian] judges all things [questions, examines and applies what the Holy Spirit reveals], yet is himself judged by no one [the unbeliever cannot judge and understand the believer’s spiritual nature].
- 1 Peter 3:9and never return evil for evil or insult for insult [avoid scolding, berating, and any kind of abuse], but on the contrary, give a blessing [pray for one another’s well-being, contentment, and protection]; for you have been called for this very purpose, that you might inherit a blessing [from God that brings well-being, happiness, and protection].
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Is there not a cause? - הוא דבר הלוא halo dabar hu . I believe the meaning is what several of the versions express: I have spoken but a word. And should a man be made an offender for a word?Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Is there not a cause? - i. e., is not Saul‘s promise, and the insolence of Goliath, a sufficent cause for what I am about to do?Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-30Verses 12-30 Jesse little thought of sending his son to the army at that critical juncture; but the wise God orders actions and affairs, so as to serve his designs. In times of general formality and lukewarmness, every degree of zeal which implies readiness to go further, or to venture more in the cause of God than others, will be blamed as pride and ambition, and by none more than by near relations, like Eliab, or negligent superiors. It was a trial of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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