1 Samuel 17:29

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 troops told him about the offer, concluding, “That is what will be done for the man who kills him.” 28David’s oldest brother Eliab listened as he spoke to the men, and he became angry with him. “Why did you come down here?” he asked. “Who did you leave those few sheep with in the wilderness? I know your arrogance and your evil heart — you came down to see the battle!” “What have I done now?” protested David. “It was just a question.” 30Then 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. 31What David said was overheard and reported to Saul, so he had David brought to him.

1 Samuel 17:29 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד מֶ֥ה עָשִׂ֖יתִי עָ֑תָּה הֲל֖וֹא דָּבָ֥ר הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• What have I now doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• not a causeדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 17:29

• Proverbs 15:1A gentle answer turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
• Acts 11:2When Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party criticized him,
• 1 Corinthians 2:15The spiritual person, however, can evaluate everything, and yet he himself cannot be evaluated by anyone.
• 1 Peter 3:9not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing, since you were called for this, so that you may inherit a blessing.

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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 17:29

• Armies
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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