1-Samuel - 16:17

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17 Saul said to his servants, "Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me."

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Explanation and meaning of 1-Samuel 16:17.

Differing Translations

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And Saul said to his servants: Provide me then some man that can play well, and bring him to me.
And Saul saith unto his servants, 'Provide, I pray you, for me a man playing well, then ye have brought him in unto me.'
And Saul said to his servants, Then get me a man who is an expert player, and make him come to me.
And Saul said to his servants, "Then provide for me someone who can play well, and bring him to me."

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And Saul said unto his servants,.... Approving of, and pleased with the advice they gave:
provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me; for being a sovereign prince, he could command whom he would to attend to his person and service.

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