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I Samuel 17:Verse 56

KJV
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And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is.

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What Does I Samuel 17:56 Mean?

Detailed meaning and commentary

"The royal command to enquire about the pedigree of the young man highlights the monarch's reliance on genealogical status as the primary basis for leg..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is.

American Standard Version
ASV

And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling is.

American King James Version
AKJV

And the king said, Inquire you whose son the stripling is.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And the king said, Make search and see whose son this young man is.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And the king saith, `Ask thou whose son this is the young man.'

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

The king said, "Inquire whose son the young man is!"

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

The king said, "Inquire whose son the young man is!"

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

The king said, "Inquire whose son the young man is!"

Darby Translation
Darby

And the king said, Inquire thou whose son this youth is.

Webster Bible
Webster

And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling [is].

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

Then the King sayde, Enquire thou whose sonne this yong man is.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And the king said: Inquire thou, whose son this young man is.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

Then said the king,—Ask, thou, whose son the stripling is?

Literal Translation
LITV

And the king said, You ask whose son this young man is .

Modern King James
MKJV

And the king said, You go ask whose son the young man is.

Updated King James
UKJV

And the king said, Enquire you whose son the teenager is.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

Then the king said, “You inquire whose son this young man is.”

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And the king said: 'Inquire thou whose son the stripling is.'

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And the king said, “You shall inquire as to whose son this boy may be.”

Berean Study Bible
BSB

“Find out whose son this young man is!” said the king.

Revised Webster
RWebster

And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is .

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And the kyng seide, Axe thou, whos sone this child is.

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