16And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.


In Context

13 And the three eldest of the sons of Jesse had gone and followed Saul to the battle; and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and the second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

14 And David was the youngest; and the three eldest had followed Saul.

15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.

16 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

17 And Jesse said to David his son, Take, I pray, for thy brethren, this ephah of parched corn and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to thy brethren;

18 and carry these ten cheeses to the captain of the thousand, and visit thy brethren to see how they are, and take a pledge of them.

1 Samuel 17:16 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:16For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:16And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:16Now the Philistine came out morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:16And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:16And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:16And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:16The Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:16And the Philistine draweth nigh, morning and evening, and stationeth himself forty days.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:16And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.