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THE MESSAGE
1 Samuel 17:27
They told him what everyone was saying about what the king would do for the man who killed the Philistine.
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Christian Standard Bible®
The troops told him about the offer, concluding, “That is what will be done for the man who kills him.”
The troops told him about the offer, concluding, “That is what will be done for the man who kills him.”
Hebrew Names Version
The people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man who kills him.
The people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man who kills him.
King James Version
And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
Lexham English Bible
And the troops had spoken to him according to this word, saying, "So it will be done for the man who defeats him."
And the troops had spoken to him according to this word, saying, "So it will be done for the man who defeats him."
English Standard Version
And the people answered him in the same way, "So shall it be done to the man who kills him."
And the people answered him in the same way, "So shall it be done to the man who kills him."
New Century Version
The Israelites told David what would be done for the man who would kill Goliath.
The Israelites told David what would be done for the man who would kill Goliath.
New English Translation
The soldiers told him what had been promised, saying, "This is what will be done for the man who can strike him down."
The soldiers told him what had been promised, saying, "This is what will be done for the man who can strike him down."
Amplified Bible
The men told him, "That is what will be done for the man who kills him."
The men told him, "That is what will be done for the man who kills him."
New American Standard Bible
The people answered him in agreement with this statement, saying, "This is what will be done for the man who kills him."
The people answered him in agreement with this statement, saying, "This is what will be done for the man who kills him."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the people answered him after this maner, saying, Thus shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
And the people answered him after this maner, saying, Thus shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the people spoke to him in accord with this word, saying, "Thus it will be done for the man who strikes him down."
And the people spoke to him in accord with this word, saying, "Thus it will be done for the man who strikes him down."
Contemporary English Version
The soldiers told David what the king would give the man who killed Goliath.
The soldiers told David what the king would give the man who killed Goliath.
Complete Jewish Bible
The people answered with what they had been saying, adding, "That's what will be done for the man who kills him."
The people answered with what they had been saying, adding, "That's what will be done for the man who kills him."
Darby Translation
And the people told him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that smites him.
And the people told him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that smites him.
Easy-to-Read Version
So the Israelite told David about the reward for killing Goliath.
So the Israelite told David about the reward for killing Goliath.
George Lamsa Translation
And the people told him the kings promises, saying, So shall it be done to the man who kills him.
And the people told him the kings promises, saying, So shall it be done to the man who kills him.
Good News Translation
They told him what would be done for the man who killed Goliath.
They told him what would be done for the man who killed Goliath.
Literal Translation
And the people spoke to him according to this word, saying, So shall it be done to the man who strikes him.
And the people spoke to him according to this word, saying, So shall it be done to the man who strikes him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then the people tolde him as afore. Thus shall it be done vnto ye man that smyteth him.
Then the people tolde him as afore. Thus shall it be done vnto ye man that smyteth him.
American Standard Version
And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
Bible in Basic English
And the people gave him this answer, So it will be done to the man who overcomes him.
And the people gave him this answer, So it will be done to the man who overcomes him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the people aunswered him (after this maner) saying: So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
And the people aunswered him (after this maner) saying: So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the people answered him after this manner, saying: 'So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.'
And the people answered him after this manner, saying: 'So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.'
King James Version (1611)
And the people answered him after this maner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
And the people answered him after this maner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
English Revised Version
And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
Berean Standard Bible
The people told him about the offer, saying, "That is what will be done for the man who kills him."
The people told him about the offer, saying, "That is what will be done for the man who kills him."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe the puple tolde to hym the same word, and seide, These thingis schulen be youun to the man that sleeth hym.
Forsothe the puple tolde to hym the same word, and seide, These thingis schulen be youun to the man that sleeth hym.
Young's Literal Translation
And the people speak to him according to this word, saying, `Thus it is done to the man who smiteth him.'
And the people speak to him according to this word, saying, `Thus it is done to the man who smiteth him.'
Update Bible Version
And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So it shall be done to the man that kills him.
And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So it shall be done to the man that kills him.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
World English Bible
The people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man who kills him.
The people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man who kills him.
New King James Version
And the people answered him in this manner, saying, "So shall it be done for the man who kills him."
And the people answered him in this manner, saying, "So shall it be done for the man who kills him."
New Living Translation
And these men gave David the same reply. They said, "Yes, that is the reward for killing him."
And these men gave David the same reply. They said, "Yes, that is the reward for killing him."
New Life Bible
And the people answered him in the same way, "This is what will be done for the man who kills him."
And the people answered him in the same way, "This is what will be done for the man who kills him."
New Revised Standard
The people answered him in the same way, "So shall it be done for the man who kills him."
The people answered him in the same way, "So shall it be done for the man who kills him."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the people answered him, according to this word saying, - So, shall it be done to the man that shall smite him.
And the people answered him, according to this word saying, - So, shall it be done to the man that shall smite him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the people answered him the same words, saying: These things shall be given to the man that shall slay him.
And the people answered him the same words, saying: These things shall be given to the man that shall slay him.
Revised Standard Version
And the people answered him in the same way, "So shall it be done to the man who kills him."
And the people answered him in the same way, "So shall it be done to the man who kills him."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The people answered him in accord with this word, saying, "Thus it will be done for the man who kills him."
The people answered him in accord with this word, saying, "Thus it will be done for the man who kills him."
Contextual Overview
12Enter David. He was the son of Jesse the Ephrathite from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse, the father of eight sons, was himself too old to join Saul's army. Jesse's three oldest sons had followed Saul to war. The names of the three sons who had joined up with Saul were Eliab, the firstborn; next, Abinadab; and third, Shammah. David was the youngest son. While his three oldest brothers went to war with Saul, David went back and forth from attending to Saul to tending his father's sheep in Bethlehem. 16 Each morning and evening for forty days, Goliath took his stand and made his speech. 17One day, Jesse told David his son, "Take this sack of cracked wheat and these ten loaves of bread and run them down to your brothers in the camp. And take these ten wedges of cheese to the captain of their division. Check in on your brothers to see whether they are getting along all right, and let me know how they're doing—Saul and your brothers, and all the Israelites in their war with the Philistines in the Oak Valley." 20David was up at the crack of dawn and, having arranged for someone to tend his flock, took the food and was on his way just as Jesse had directed him. He arrived at the camp just as the army was moving into battle formation, shouting the war cry. Israel and the Philistines moved into position, facing each other, battle-ready. David left his bundles of food in the care of a sentry, ran to the troops who were deployed, and greeted his brothers. While they were talking together, the Philistine champion, Goliath of Gath, stepped out from the front lines of the Philistines, and gave his usual challenge. David heard him. 24The Israelites, to a man, fell back the moment they saw the giant—totally frightened. The talk among the troops was, "Have you ever seen anything like this, this man openly and defiantly challenging Israel? The man who kills the giant will have it made. The king will give him a huge reward, offer his daughter as a bride, and give his entire family a free ride." 26 David, who was talking to the men standing around him, asked, "What's in it for the man who kills that Philistine and gets rid of this ugly blot on Israel's honor? Who does he think he is, anyway, this uncircumcised Philistine, taunting the armies of God-Alive?" 27 They told him what everyone was saying about what the king would do for the man who killed the Philistine. 28 Eliab, his older brother, heard David fraternizing with the men and lost his temper: "What are you doing here! Why aren't you minding your own business, tending that scrawny flock of sheep? I know what you're up to. You've come down here to see the sights, hoping for a ringside seat at a bloody battle!" 29"What is it with you?" replied David. "All I did was ask a question." Ignoring his brother, he turned to someone else, asked the same question, and got the same answer as before.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
So shall it: 1 Samuel 17:25
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 17:30 - manner Matthew 5:22 - That
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the people answered him after this manner,.... Told him what was proposed to be done in honour to the man that should attempt to kill him, and succeed:
saying, so shall it be done to the man that killeth him; as before related, that he should be enriched, marry the king's daughter, and his family be ennobled, 1 Samuel 17:25.
