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 Le Philistin dit encore: Je jette en ce jour un défi à l’armée d’Israël! Donnez-moi un homme, et nous nous battrons ensemble.
11 Saül et tout Israël entendirent ces paroles du Philistin, et ils furent effrayés et saisis d’une grande crainte.
12 Or David était fils de cet Éphratien de Bethléhem de Juda, nommé Isaï, qui avait huit fils, et qui, du temps de Saül, était vieux, avancé en âge.
13 Les trois fils aînés d’Isaï avaient suivi Saül à la guerre; le premier-né de ses trois fils qui étaient partis pour la guerre s’appelait Éliab, le second Abinadab, et le troisième Schamma.
14 David était le plus jeune. Et lorsque les trois aînés eurent suivi Saül,
What Does 1 Samuel 17:12 Mean?
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