1 Samuel 17:34 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:”

1 Samuel 17:34 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 17:34 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 17:34 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“David said to Saul, “Your servant was keeping his father’s sheep; and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock,”

1 Samuel 17:34 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 17:34 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And David said unto Saul, Thy servant was keeping his father’s sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,”

1 Samuel 17:34 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 17:34 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And David saith unto Saul, `A shepherd hath thy servant been to his father among the sheep, and the lion hath come--and the bear--and hath taken away a sheep out of the drove,”

1 Samuel 17:34 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 17:34 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And David said to Saul, Thy servant fed his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and also a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock.”

1 Samuel 17:34 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 17:34 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Dauid answered vnto Saul, Thy seruant kept his fathers sheepe, and there came a lyon, and likewise a beare, and tooke a sheepe out of the flocke,”

1 Samuel 17:34 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 17:34 in Context — 1 Samuel 17

32 David dit à Saül: Que personne ne se décourage à cause de ce Philistin! Ton serviteur ira se battre avec lui.

33 Saül dit à David: Tu ne peux pas aller te battre avec ce Philistin, car tu es un enfant, et il est un homme de guerre dès sa jeunesse.

34 David dit à Saül: Ton serviteur faisait paître les brebis de son père. Et quand un lion ou un ours venait en enlever une du troupeau,

35 je courais après lui, je le frappais, et j’arrachais la brebis de sa gueule. S’il se dressait contre moi, je le saisissais par la gorge, je le frappais, et je le tuais.

36 C’est ainsi que ton serviteur a terrassé le lion et l’ours, et il en sera du Philistin, de cet incirconcis, comme de l’un d’eux, car il a insulté l’armée du Dieu vivant.

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What Does 1 Samuel 17:34 Mean?

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