1 Samuel 15:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lord anointed thee king over Israel?”
1 Samuel 15:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 15:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 15:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Samuel said, “Though you were little in your own sight, weren’t you made the head of the tribes of Israel? Yahweh anointed you king over Israel;”
1 Samuel 15:17 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 15:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Samuel said, Though thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel? And Jehovah anointed thee king over Israel; ”
1 Samuel 15:17 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 15:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Samuel saith, `Art not thou, if thou <FI>art<Fi> little in thine own eyes, head of the tribes of Israel? and Jehovah doth anoint thee for king over Israel,”
1 Samuel 15:17 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 15:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Samuel said, Was it not when thou wast little in thine eyes that thou [becamest] the head of the tribes of Israel, and Jehovah anointed thee king over Israel? ”
1 Samuel 15:17 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 15:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Samuel saide, When thou wast litle in thine owne sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel? for the Lord anointed thee King ouer Israel.”
1 Samuel 15:17 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 15:17 in Context — 1 Samuel 15
15 And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.
16 Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the Lord hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.
17 And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lord anointed thee king over Israel?
18 And the Lord sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
19 Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the Lord, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the Lord?
What Does 1 Samuel 15:17 Mean?
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