55And when Saul seeth David going out to meet the Philistine, he hath said unto Abner, head of the host, 'Whose son is this — the youth, Abner?' and Abner saith, 'Thy soul liveth, O king, I have not known.'


In Context

52 And the men of Israel rise — also Judah — and shout, and pursue the Philistines till thou enter the valley, and unto the gates of Ekron, and the wounded of the Philistines fall in the way of Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron,

53 and the sons of Israel turn back from burning after the Philistines, and spoil their camps.

54 And David taketh the head of the Philistine, and bringeth it in to Jerusalem, and his weapons he hath put in his own tent.

55 And when Saul seeth David going out to meet the Philistine, he hath said unto Abner, head of the host, 'Whose son is this — the youth, Abner?' and Abner saith, 'Thy soul liveth, O king, I have not known.'

56 And the king saith, 'Ask thou whose son this is — the young man.'

57 And when David turneth back from smiting the Philistine, then Abner taketh him and bringeth him in before Saul, and the head of the Philistine in his hand;

1 Samuel 17:55 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:55As Saul watched David going out to meet the Philistine, he said to Abner, commander of the army, "Abner, whose son is that young man?" Abner replied, "As surely as you live, O king, I don't know."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:55And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:55Now at the time that Saul saw David going out against the Philistines, he said to Abner the captain of the army: Of what family is this young man descended, Abner? And Abner said: As thy soul liveth, O king, I know not.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:55And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:55And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this young man? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:55And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:55And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:55When Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the army, |Abner, whose son is this youth?| Abner said, |As your soul lives, O king, I can't tell.|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:55And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As your soul lives, O king, I cannot tell.