1-Samuel - 17:56

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56 The king said, "Inquire whose son the young man is!"

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Explanation and meaning of 1-Samuel 17:56.

Differing Translations

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And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling is.
And the king said, Inquire thou whose son this youth is.
And the king saith, 'Ask thou whose son this is, the young man.'
And the king said, Make search and see whose son this young man is.
And the king said, "You shall inquire as to whose son this boy may be."

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And the king said, inquire thou whose son the stripling is. Still the question is the same, being very desirous of knowing of what family he was, for the reason before given; see Gill on 1-Samuel 17:55.

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