1 Samuel 17:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?”

1 Samuel 17:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 17:29 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 17:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“David said, “What have I now done? Is there not a cause?””

1 Samuel 17:29 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 17:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause? ”

1 Samuel 17:29 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 17:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And David saith, `What have I done now? is it not a word?'”

1 Samuel 17:29 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 17:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And David said, What have I now done? Was it not laid upon me? ”

1 Samuel 17:29 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 17:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Dauid sayde, What haue I nowe done? Is there not a cause?”

1 Samuel 17:29 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 17:29 in Context — 1 Samuel 17

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?

30 And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.

31 And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him.

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What Does 1 Samuel 17:29 Mean?

1 Samuel 17:29 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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