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1 Samuel 17:58 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 17 · verse 58
And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.1 Samuel 17:58 · King James Version
1 Samuel 17:58 in context
56And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is.
57And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
58And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- BethlehemiteBêyth hal-Lachmîya Beth-lechemite, or native of BethlechemH1022 →
- servantʻebeda servantH5650 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- JesseYishayJishai, David's fatherH3448 →
- SaulShâʼûwlShaul, the name of an Edomite and two IsraelitesH7586 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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Here is 1. The engagement between the two champions, Sa1 17:48. To this engagement the Philistine advanced with a great deal of state and gravity; if he must encounter a pigmy, yet it shall be with the magnificence of a giant and a grandee.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 48-58