1 Samuel 17:56 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 Samuel 17:56 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 17:56 in 6 Bible Translations

Read 1 Samuel 17:56 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

1 Samuel 17:56 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

1 Samuel 17:56 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 17:56 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

1 Samuel 17:56 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 17:56 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the king saith, `Ask thou whose son this <FI>is<Fi> --the young man.'”

1 Samuel 17:56 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 17:56 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

1 Samuel 17:56 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 17:56 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

1 Samuel 17:56 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 17:56 in Context — 1 Samuel 17

54 And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.

55 And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.

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

57 And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

58 And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth–lehemite.

Read the full chapter: 1 Samuel 17 — David and Goliath →

What Does 1 Samuel 17:56 Mean?

1 Samuel 17:56 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.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free