1 Samuel 15:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lord anointed thee king over Israel?”
1 Samuel 15:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 15:17 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 1 Samuel 15:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
1 Samuel 15:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Samuel said, “Though you were little in your own sight, weren’t you made the head of the tribes of Israel? Yahweh anointed you king over Israel;”
1 Samuel 15:17 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 15:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Samuel said, Though thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel? And Jehovah anointed thee king over Israel;”
1 Samuel 15:17 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 15:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Samuel saith, `Art not thou, if thou <FI>art<Fi> little in thine own eyes, head of the tribes of Israel? and Jehovah doth anoint thee for king over Israel,”
1 Samuel 15:17 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 15:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Samuel said, Was it not when thou wast little in thine eyes that thou [becamest] the head of the tribes of Israel, and Jehovah anointed thee king over Israel?”
1 Samuel 15:17 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 15:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Samuel saide, When thou wast litle in thine owne sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel? for the Lord anointed thee King ouer Israel.”
1 Samuel 15:17 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 15:17 in Context — 1 Samuel 15
15 Y Saúl respondió: De Amalec los han traído; porque el pueblo perdonó á lo mejor de las ovejas y de las vacas, para sacrificarlas á Jehová tu Dios; pero lo demás lo destruimos.
16 Entonces dijo Samuel á Saúl: Déjame declararte lo que Jehová me ha dicho esta noche. Y él le respondió: Di.
17 Y dijo Samuel: Siendo tú pequeño en tus ojos ¿no has sido hecho cabeza á las tribus de Israel, y Jehová te ha ungido por rey sobre Israel?
18 Y envióte Jehová en jornada, y dijo: Ve, y destruye los pecadores de Amalec, y hazles guerra hasta que los acabes.
19 ¿Por qué pues no has oído la voz de Jehová, sino que vuelto al despojo, has hecho lo malo en los ojos de Jehová?
What Does 1 Samuel 15:17 Mean?
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