1 Samuel 17:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 Samuel 17:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 17:31 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 17:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When the words were heard which David spoke, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him.”

1 Samuel 17:31 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 17:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

1 Samuel 17:31 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 17:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the words which David hath spoken are heard, and they declare before Saul, and he receiveth him;”

1 Samuel 17:31 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 17:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the words were heard which David spoke, and they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him. ”

1 Samuel 17:31 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 17:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And they that heard the wordes which Dauid spake, rehearsed them before Saul, which caused him to be brought.”

1 Samuel 17:31 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 17:31 in Context — 1 Samuel 17

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.

32 And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.

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What Does 1 Samuel 17:31 Mean?

1 Samuel 17:31 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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