1 Samuel 17:27

And the people answered him after this maner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

The people answered him in accord with this word, saying, "Thus it will be done for the man who kills him."
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And the people gave him this answer, So it will be done to the man who overcomes him.
- Basic English Bible

And the people told him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that smites him.
- Darby Bible

And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
- Webster's Bible

The people answered him in this way, saying, "So shall it be done to the man who kills him."
- World English Bible

And the people speak to him according to this word, saying, `Thus it is done to the man who smiteth him.'
- Youngs Literal Bible

And the people answered him after this manner, saying: 'So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 17:27

17:25 Free - Free from all those tributes and charges which either the court or the camp required.

17:28 Naughtiness - Thy false - confidence, and vain gloried curiosity. See the folly and wickedness of envy! How groundless its jealousies are, how unjust its censures, how unfair it representations? God preserve us from such a spirit!

17:29 A cause - Of my thus speaking? Is this giant invincible? Is our God unable to oppose him, and subdue him? However David is not deterred from his undertaking, by the hard words of Eliab. They that undertake public services must not think it strange, if they be opposed by those from whom they had reason to expect assistance, but must humbly go on with their work, in the face, not only of their enemies threats, but of their friends slights, suspicions, and censures.