David Accepts the Challenge
1 Samuel 17:16
In 11 translations
- BSB
- For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening to take his stand.
- KJV
- And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
- WEB
- The Philistine came near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
- ASV
- And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
- LSV
- And the Philistine draws near, morning and evening, and stations himself [for] forty days.
- YLT
- And the Philistine draweth nigh, morning and evening, and stationeth himself forty days.
- DBY
- And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
- DRC
- Now the Philistine came out morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
- GNV
- And the Philistim drew neere in the morning, and euening, and continued fourtie daies.
- JPS
- And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
- LXXE
- And the Philistine advanced morning and evening, and stood up forty days.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַיִּגַּ֥שׁ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם וְהַעֲרֵ֑ב וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖ב אַרְבָּעִ֥ים יֽוֹם׃
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◆ Reign of Saul◆ David Kills Goliath
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Cross-references most cited first
- Luke 4:2where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.
- Matthew 4:2After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.
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