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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible
1 Samuel 17:16
For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening to take his stand.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Every morning and evening for forty days the Philistine came forward and took his stand.
Every morning and evening for forty days the Philistine came forward and took his stand.
Hebrew Names Version
The Pelishti drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
The Pelishti drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
King James Version
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
Lexham English Bible
Now the Philistine came forward early and late, and he took his stand for forty days.
Now the Philistine came forward early and late, and he took his stand for forty days.
English Standard Version
For forty days the Philistine came forward and took his stand, morning and evening.
For forty days the Philistine came forward and took his stand, morning and evening.
New Century Version
For forty days the Philistine came out every morning and evening and stood before the Israelite army.
For forty days the Philistine came out every morning and evening and stood before the Israelite army.
New English Translation
Meanwhile for forty days the Philistine approached every morning and evening and took his position.
Meanwhile for forty days the Philistine approached every morning and evening and took his position.
Amplified Bible
The Philistine [Goliath] came out morning and evening, and took his stand for forty days.
The Philistine [Goliath] came out morning and evening, and took his stand for forty days.
New American Standard Bible
And the Philistine came forward morning and evening, and took his stand for forty days.
And the Philistine came forward morning and evening, and took his stand for forty days.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Philistim drew neere in the morning, and euening, and continued fourtie daies.
And the Philistim drew neere in the morning, and euening, and continued fourtie daies.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the Philistine approached, morning and evening, for forty days and took his stand.
Then the Philistine approached, morning and evening, for forty days and took his stand.
Contemporary English Version
Goliath came out and gave his challenge every morning and every evening for forty days.
Goliath came out and gave his challenge every morning and every evening for forty days.
Complete Jewish Bible
Meanwhile, the P'lishti approached with his challenge every morning and evening for forty days.
Meanwhile, the P'lishti approached with his challenge every morning and evening for forty days.
Darby Translation
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Philistine came out every morning and evening and stood before the Israelite army. Goliath insulted Israel like this for 40 days.
The Philistine came out every morning and evening and stood before the Israelite army. Goliath insulted Israel like this for 40 days.
George Lamsa Translation
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself for forty days.
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself for forty days.
Good News Translation
Goliath challenged the Israelites every morning and evening for forty days.
Goliath challenged the Israelites every morning and evening for forty days.
Literal Translation
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the Philistyne stepte forth early in the mornynge and at euen, and stode there fortye dayes.
But the Philistyne stepte forth early in the mornynge and at euen, and stode there fortye dayes.
American Standard Version
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
Bible in Basic English
And the Philistine came near every morning and evening for forty days.
And the Philistine came near every morning and evening for forty days.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Philistine came foorth in the morning and euening, and continued fourtie dayes.
And the Philistine came foorth in the morning and euening, and continued fourtie dayes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
King James Version (1611)
And the Philistine drewe neere, morning and euening, and presented himselfe forty dayes.
And the Philistine drewe neere, morning and euening, and presented himselfe forty dayes.
English Revised Version
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe the Filistey cam forth in the morewtid, and euentid; and stood `bi fourti daies.
Forsothe the Filistey cam forth in the morewtid, and euentid; and stood `bi fourti daies.
Young's Literal Translation
And the Philistine draweth nigh, morning and evening, and stationeth himself forty days.
And the Philistine draweth nigh, morning and evening, and stationeth himself forty days.
Update Bible Version
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
World English Bible
The Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
The Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
New King James Version
And the Philistine drew near and presented himself forty days, morning and evening.
And the Philistine drew near and presented himself forty days, morning and evening.
New Living Translation
For forty days, every morning and evening, the Philistine champion strutted in front of the Israelite army.
For forty days, every morning and evening, the Philistine champion strutted in front of the Israelite army.
New Life Bible
The Philistine came out and showed himself morning and evening for forty days.
The Philistine came out and showed himself morning and evening for forty days.
New Revised Standard
For forty days the Philistine came forward and took his stand, morning and evening.
For forty days the Philistine came forward and took his stand, morning and evening.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, - and presented himself forty days.
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, - and presented himself forty days.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now the Philistine came out morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
Now the Philistine came out morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
Revised Standard Version
For forty days the Philistine came forward and took his stand, morning and evening.
For forty days the Philistine came forward and took his stand, morning and evening.
THE MESSAGE
Each morning and evening for forty days, Goliath took his stand and made his speech.
Each morning and evening for forty days, Goliath took his stand and made his speech.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The Philistine came forward morning and evening for forty days and took his stand.
The Philistine came forward morning and evening for forty days and took his stand.
Contextual Overview
12Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons in the days of Saul. And Jesse was old and advanced in years. 13The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul to the war: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah. 14And David was the youngest. The three oldest had followed Saul, 15but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father's sheep in Bethlehem. 16For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening to take his stand.17One day 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. 18Take also these ten portions of cheese to the commander of their unit. Check on the welfare of your brothers and bring back an assurance from them. 19They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines." 20So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had instructed him. He reached the camp as the army was marching out to its position and shouting the battle cry. 21And Israel and the Philistines arrayed in formation against each other.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
forty days: Matthew 4:2, Luke 4:2
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 20:29 - seven days
Cross-References
Genesis 1:28
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth."
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth."
Genesis 12:2
I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
Genesis 17:6
I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.
I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.
Genesis 17:10
This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.
This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.
Genesis 17:14
But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant."
But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant."
Genesis 17:26
Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the same day.
Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the same day.
Genesis 24:60
And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, "Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies."
And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, "Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies."
Genesis 35:11
And God told him, "I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation-even a company of nations-shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.
And God told him, "I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation-even a company of nations-shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.
Isaiah 49:23
Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame."
Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame."
Romans 9:9
For this is what the promise stated: "At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son."
For this is what the promise stated: "At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening,.... Twice a day he came near the camp, within the hearing of it. The Jews w say, he took those seasons on purpose to disturb them in reading their "Shema", or "hear, O Israel", c. and saying their prayers morning and evening:
and presented himself forty days Successively, before the armies of Israel, daring them to send down a man to fight with him, and reproaching them for their cowardice in not doing it.
w T. Bab. Sotah, fol. 42. 2.
