1 Samuel 17:56

New Revised Standard

The king said, "Inquire whose son the stripling is."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The king said, “Find out whose son this young man is!”

Hebrew Names Version
The king said, "Inquire whose son the young man is!"

King James Version
And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is.

Lexham English Bible
Then the king said, "You inquire whose son this young man is."

English Standard Version
And the king said, "Inquire whose son the boy is."

New Century Version
The king said, "Find out whose son he is."

New English Translation
The king said, "Find out whose son this boy is!"

Amplified Bible
The king said, "Ask whose son the young man is."

New American Standard Bible
And the king said, "You then, ask whose son the youth is."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the King sayde, Enquire thou whose sonne this yong man is.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the king said, "You inquire whose son the youth is."

Contemporary English Version
"Then find out!" Saul told him.

Complete Jewish Bible
The king said, "Find out whose son this boy is."

Darby Translation
And the king said, Inquire thou whose son this youth is.

Easy-to-Read Version
King Saul said, "Find out who his father is."

George Lamsa Translation
And the king said, Inquire whose son this young man is.

Good News Translation
"Then go and find out," Saul ordered.

Literal Translation
And the king said, You ask whose son this young man is .

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The kynge sayde: Axe the whose sonne the yonge ma is.

American Standard Version
And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling is.

Bible in Basic English
And the king said, Make search and see whose son this young man is.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the king sayde: Enquire thou whose sonne the youngling is.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the king said: 'Inquire thou whose son the stripling is.'

King James Version (1611)
And the king said, Enquire thou whose sonne the stripling is.

English Revised Version
And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling is.

Berean Standard Bible
"Find out whose son this young man is!" said the king.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the kyng seide, Axe thou, whos sone this child is.

Young's Literal Translation
And the king saith, `Ask thou whose son this [is] -- the young man.'

Update Bible Version
And the king said, You inquire whose son the stripling is.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling [is].

World English Bible
The king said, "Inquire whose son the young man is!"

New King James Version
So the king said, "Inquire whose son this young man is."

New Living Translation
"Well, find out who he is!" the king told him.

New Life Bible
The king said, "Find out whose son the young man is."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said the king, - Ask, thou, whose son the stripling is?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king said: Inquire thou, whose son this young man is.

Revised Standard Version
And the king said, "Inquire whose son the stripling is."

THE MESSAGE
The king said, "Well, find out the lineage of this raw youth."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The king said, "You inquire whose son the youth is."

Contextual Overview

⁴⁸ When the Philistine drew nearer to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. ⁴⁹ David put his hand in his bag, took out a stone, slung it, and struck the Philistine on his forehead; the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell face down on the ground. ⁵⁰ So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, striking down the Philistine and killing him; there was no sword in David's hand. ⁵¹ Then David ran and stood over the Philistine; he grasped his sword, drew it out of its sheath, and killed him; then he cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled. ⁵² The troops of Israel and Judah rose up with a shout and pursued the Philistines as far as Gath and the gates of Ekron, so that the wounded Philistines fell on the way from Shaaraim as far as Gath and Ekron. ⁵³ The Israelites came back from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their camp. ⁵⁴ David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent. ⁵⁵ When Saul saw David go out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, "Abner, whose son is this young man?" Abner said, "As your soul lives, O king, I do not know." ⁵⁶ The king said, "Inquire whose son the stripling is." ⁵⁷ On David's return from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

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Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 17:33 - for thou art but

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the king said, inquire thou whose son the stripling [is]. Still the question is the same, being very desirous of knowing of what family he was, for the reason before given, :-.