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1 Samuel

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So when David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the Philistine's head in his hand.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
So when David perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 דָּוִ֗ד da·vid
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returned to turn back, return Verb H7725 וּכְשׁ֣וּב u·che·shuv
from killing to smite Verb H5221 מֵֽהַכֹּות֙ me·hak·ko·vt
the Philistine, inhab. of Philistia Adjective H6430 הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י hap·pe·lish·ti,
Abner "my father is a lamp," an Isr. name Noun H74 אַבְנֵ֔ר av·ner,
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took to take Verb H3947 וַיִּקַּ֤ח vai·yik·kach
him and brought to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּ vay·vi·'e·hu
him before face, faces Noun H6440 לִפְנֵ֣י lif·nei
Saul "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr. Noun H7586 שָׁא֑וּל sha·'ul;
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with the Philistine's inhab. of Philistia Adjective H6430 הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י hap·pe·lish·ti
head head Noun H7218 וְרֹ֥אשׁ ve·rosh
in his hand. hand Noun H3027 בְּיָדֹֽו׃ be·ya·dov.

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Abner

|my father is a lamp,| an Israelite Abner [N] [H] [S] father of light; i.e., "enlightening", the son of Ner and uncle of Saul. He was commander-in-chief of Saul's army ( 1 Samuel 14:50 ;  17:55 ;  20:25 ). He first introduced David to the court of Saul after the victory over Goliath ( 1 Samuel 17:57 ). After the death of Saul, David was made king over Judah, and rei... View Details

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 So when David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the Philistine's head in his hand.
King James Bible So when And as David returned from killing the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him him, and brought him before Saul with the Philistine's head of the Philistine in his hand.
Hebrew Greek English So when David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the Philistine's head in his hand.