1 Samuel 17:16
What does 1 Samuel 17:16 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 17:16 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the Philistine came near every morning and evening for forty days.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the Philistine draweth nigh, morning and evening, and stationeth himself forty days.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Now the Philistine came out morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 4:2
And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward hungered.
- Luke 4:2
during forty days, being tempted of the devil. And he did eat nothing in those days: and when they were completed, he hungered.
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