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


In Context

13 Jesse's three oldest sons had followed Saul to the war: The firstborn was Eliab; the second, Abinadab; and the third, Shammah.

14 David was the youngest. The three oldest followed Saul,

15 but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father's sheep at Bethlehem.

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

17 Now Jesse said to his son David, "Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp.

18 Take along these ten cheeses to the commander of their unit. See how your brothers are and bring back some assurance from them.

1st Samuel 17:16 in Other Translations

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 Darby 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.