27And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.


In Context

24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.

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?

1 Samuel 17:27 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:27They repeated to him what they had been saying and told him, "This is what will be done for the man who kills him."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:27And the people answered him the same words saying: These things shall be given to the man that shall slay him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:27And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:27And the people told him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that smites him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:27And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:27And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:27The people answered him in this way, saying, |So shall it be done to the man who kills him.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:27And the people speak to him according to this word, saying, 'Thus it is done to the man who smiteth him.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:27And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that kills him.