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1 Samuel 17:14

David was the youngest. Now the three oldest followed Saul,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Championship;   Jesse;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   David;   Home;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Religion;   Stories for Children;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Goliath;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Philistia, philistines;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Giant;   Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Goliath ;   Jesse ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Goliath;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Goliath;   Jesse;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Moon;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and David was the youngest. The three oldest had followed Saul,
Hebrew Names Version
David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Sha'ul.
King James Version
And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.
Lexham English Bible
Now David was the youngest. The three oldest followed Saul,
English Standard Version
David was the youngest. The three eldest followed Saul,
New Century Version
David was the youngest. Jesse's three oldest sons followed Saul,
New English Translation
Now David was the youngest. While the three oldest sons followed Saul,
New American Standard Bible
So David was the youngest. Now the three oldest followed Saul,
Geneva Bible (1587)
So Dauid was the least: and the three eldest went after Saul.
Legacy Standard Bible
But David was the youngest. Now the three oldest had gone after Saul,
Complete Jewish Bible
David was the youngest; the three oldest followed Sha'ul.
Darby Translation
And David was the youngest; and the three eldest had followed Saul.
Easy-to-Read Version
David was the youngest son. The three oldest sons were in Saul's army,
George Lamsa Translation
And David was the youngest;
Good News Translation
David was the youngest son, and while the three oldest brothers stayed with Saul,
Literal Translation
And David was the youngest. And the three eldest had gone after Saul.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Dauid was the yongest of all. So whan the thre eldest were gone with Saul to the battayll,
American Standard Version
And David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul.
Bible in Basic English
And David was the youngest: and the three oldest were with Saul's army.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Dauid was the leaste. And the three eldest, went after Saul.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul.--
King James Version (1611)
And Dauid was the yongest: and the three eldest followed Saul.
English Revised Version
And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.
Berean Standard Bible
And David was the youngest. The three oldest had followed Saul,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Dauid was the leeste. Therfor while thre grettere sueden Saul, Dauid yede,
Young's Literal Translation
And David is the youngest, and the three eldest have gone after Saul,
Update Bible Version
And David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul.
Webster's Bible Translation
And David [was] the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.
World English Bible
David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul.
New King James Version
David was the youngest. And the three oldest followed Saul.
New Living Translation
David was the youngest son. David's three oldest brothers stayed with Saul's army,
New Life Bible
David was the youngest. The three oldest sons followed Saul.
New Revised Standard
David was the youngest; the three eldest followed Saul,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, as for David, he, was the youngest, - and, the three eldest, followed Saul;
Douay-Rheims Bible
But David was the youngest. So the three eldest having followed Saul,
Revised Standard Version
David was the youngest; the three eldest followed Saul,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
David was the youngest. Now the three oldest followed Saul,

Contextual Overview

12Now David was the son of the Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years among men. 13His three older sons had followed Saul into battle. The names of his three sons who went to battle were Eliab, the firstborn; next, Abinadab; and third, Shammah. 14David was the youngest. Now the three oldest followed Saul,15but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father's flock at Bethlehem. 16The Philistine [Goliath] came out morning and evening, and took his stand for forty days. 17Then Jesse said to David his son, "Take for your brothers an ephah of this roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread and run quickly to the camp to your brothers. 18"Also take these ten cuts of cheese to the commander of the unit. See how your brothers are doing and bring back news of them. 19"Now they are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines." 20So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, picked up the provisions and went just as Jesse had directed him. And he came to the encampment as the army was going out in battle formation shouting the battle cry. 21Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle formation, army against army.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the youngest: 1 Samuel 16:11, Genesis 25:23

Cross-References

Genesis 17:2
"I will establish My covenant (everlasting promise) between Me and you, And I will multiply you exceedingly [through your descendants]."
Genesis 17:12
"Every male among you who is eight days old shall be circumcised throughout your generations, [including] a servant whether born in the house or one who is purchased with [your] money from any foreigner, who is not of your descendants.
Genesis 17:20
"As for Ishmael, I have heard and listened to you; behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful and will greatly multiply him [through his descendants]. He will be the father of twelve princes (chieftains, sheiks), and I will make him a great nation.
Genesis 17:21
"But My covenant [My promise, My solemn pledge], I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year."
Genesis 17:24
So Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised.
Genesis 17:26
On the very same day Abraham was circumcised, as well as Ishmael his son.
Exodus 12:15
'[In the celebration of the Passover in future years,] seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, but on the first day you shall remove the leaven from your houses [because it represents the spread of sin]; for whoever eats leavened bread on the first day through the seventh day, that person shall be cut off and excluded from [the atonement made for] Israel.
Exodus 12:19
'Seven days no leaven shall be found in your houses; whoever eats what is leavened shall be cut off and excluded from [the atonement made for] the congregation of Israel, whether a stranger or native-born.
Exodus 30:33
'Whoever prepares any like it or puts any of it on a layman shall be cut off from his people [excluding him from the atonement made for them].'"
Exodus 30:38
"Whoever makes any like it, to use as perfume shall be cut off from his people [excluding him from the atonement made for them]."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And David was the youngest,.... For the sake of whom this account is given of Jesse and his family, and who after this makes a considerable figure in the camp and court of Saul:

and the three eldest followed Saul; as before related, and which is repeated, that it might be observed that they only of Jesse's sons followed Saul; not David particularly, but who was providentially sent to the army at the time the Philistine was defying it.


 
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