1 Samuel 17:27

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“The people told him about the offer, saying, “That is what will be done for the man who kills him.””

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BSBPD

“The people told him about the offer, saying, “That is what will be done for the man who kills him.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the people speak to him according to this word, saying, `Thus it is done to the man who smiteth him.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 17:27 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 17:25Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see this man who keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”

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