1 Samuel 17:14
What does 1 Samuel 17:14 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 17:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And David was the youngest: and the three oldest were with Saul's army.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And David is the youngest, and the three eldest have gone after Saul,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But David was the youngest. So the three eldest having followed Saul,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And David was the youngest; and the three eldest had followed Saul.
Context
v.13And the three eldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the first-born, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
v.14This passage
v.15Now David went to and fro from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Beth-lehem.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 25:23
And Jehovah said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, And two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels: And the one people shall be stronger than the other people; And the elder shall serve the younger.
- 1 Samuel 16:11
And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he is keeping the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him; for we will not sit down till he come hither.
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