1 Samuel 17:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth–lehem–judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.”

1 Samuel 17:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 17:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 17:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons. The man was an elderly old man in the days of Saul.”

1 Samuel 17:12 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 17:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken in years among men.”

1 Samuel 17:12 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 17:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And David <FI>is<Fi> son of this Ephrathite of Beth-Lehem-Judah, whose name <FI>is<Fi> Jesse, and he hath eight sons, and the man in the days of Saul hath become aged among men;”

1 Samuel 17:12 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 17:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem-Judah whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons; and the man was old in the days of Saul, advanced [in years] among men.”

1 Samuel 17:12 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 17:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Nowe this Dauid was the sonne of an Ephrathite of Beth-lehem Iudah, named Ishai, which had eight sonnes: and this man was taken for an olde man in the daies of Saul.”

1 Samuel 17:12 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 17:12 in Context — 1 Samuel 17

10 Y añadió el Filisteo: Hoy yo he desafiado el campo de Israel; dadme un hombre que pelee conmigo.

11 Y oyendo Saúl y todo Israel estas palabras del Filisteo, conturbáronse, y tuvieron gran miedo.

12 Y David era hijo de aquel hombre Ephrateo de Beth-lehem de Judá, cuyo nombre era Isaí, el cual tenía ocho hijos; y era este hombre en el tiempo de Saúl, viejo, y de grande edad entre los hombres.

13 Y los tres hijos mayores de Isaí habían ido á seguir á Saúl en la guerra. Y los nombres de sus tres hijos que habían ido á la guerra, eran, Eliab el primogénito, el segundo Abinadab, y el tercero Samma.

14 Y David era el menor. Siguieron pues los tres mayores á Saúl.

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What Does 1 Samuel 17:12 Mean?

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