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1 Samuel 17:27-29
Lexham English Bible
1 Samuel 17:27-29
Lexham English Bible
27 And the troops had spoken to him according to this word, saying, “So it will be done for the man who defeats[a] him.”
28 His oldest brother Eliab heard while he was speaking to the men, and Eliab became very angry against David[b] and said, “Why have you come down today, and with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumptuousness and the evil of your heart! For you have come down in order to see the battle!” 29 David replied, “What have I done now? I merely asked a question![c]
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- 1 Samuel 17:27 Or “kills”
- 1 Samuel 17:28 Literally “and the nose of Eliab became hot concerning David”
- 1 Samuel 17:29 Literally “Is this not a word?”
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