1 Samuel 17:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.”
1 Samuel 17:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 17:27 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 17:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The people answered him in this way, saying, “So shall it be done to the man who kills him.””
1 Samuel 17:27 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 17:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him. ”
1 Samuel 17:27 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 17:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the people speak to him according to this word, saying, `Thus it is done to the man who smiteth him.'”
1 Samuel 17:27 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 17:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the people told him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that smites him. ”
1 Samuel 17:27 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 17:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the people answered him after this maner, saying, Thus shall it be done to the man that killeth him.”
1 Samuel 17:27 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 17:27 in Context — 1 Samuel 17
25 And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.
26 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
27 And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
29 And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
What Does 1 Samuel 17:27 Mean?
1 Samuel 17:27 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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