1 Samuel 17:29
“And Dauid saide, What haue I now done? Is there not a cause?”
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1 Samuel 17:29 Context
27And the people answered him after this maner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him. 28¶ And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake vnto the men, and Eliabs anger was kindled against Dauid, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheepe in the wildernesse? I know thy pride, and the naughtinesse of thine heart; for thou art come downe, that thou mightest see the battell. 29And Dauid saide, What haue I now done? Is there not a cause? 30¶ And hee turned from him towards another, and spake after the same maner: and the people answered him againe after the former maner. 31And when the words were heard which Dauid spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him.
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Other Translations for 1 Samuel 17:29
And David said, What have I now done? [Is there] not a cause?
- King James Version
But David said, "What have I done now? Was it not just a question?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
- American Standard Version (1901)
And David said, What have I done now? was it not only a word?
- Basic English Bible
And David said, What have I now done? Was it not laid upon me?
- Darby Bible
And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
- Webster's Bible
David said, "What have I now done? Is there not a cause?"
- World English Bible
And David saith, `What have I done now? is it not a word?'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And David said: 'What have I now done? Was it not but a word?'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 17:29
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.