And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son [is] this youth? And Abner said, [As] thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
And when Saul {H7586} saw {H7200} David {H1732} go forth {H3318} against {H7125} the Philistine {H6430}, he said {H559} unto Abner {H74}, the captain {H8269} of the host {H6635}, Abner {H74}, whose son {H1121} is this youth {H5288}? And Abner {H74} said {H559}, As thy soul {H5315} liveth {H2416}, O king {H4428}, I cannot {H518} tell {H3045}.
When Sha'ul saw David go out to fight the P'lishti, he said to Avner, the army's commander, "Avner, whose son is this boy?""By your life, O king," Avner replied, "I don't know."
As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.”
And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
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1 Samuel 16:21
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer. -
1 Samuel 16:22
And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight. -
1 Samuel 17:58
And Saul said to him, Whose son [art] thou, [thou] young man? And David answered, I [am] the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.