Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
For 40 days the Philistine would come forward, morning and evening, to take his position.
New American Standard Bible
The Philistine came
King James Version
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
Holman Bible
Every morning and evening for 40 days the Philistine came forward and took his stand.
A Conservative Version
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
American Standard Version
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
Amplified
The Philistine [Goliath] came out morning and evening, and took his stand for forty days.
Bible in Basic English
And the Philistine came near every morning and evening for forty days.
Darby Translation
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
Julia Smith Translation
And he of the rovers will draw near, the morning and the evening, and he will take a stand forty days.
King James 2000
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now the Philistine came forward early and late, and he took his stand [for] forty days.
Modern King James verseion
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the Philistine came forth every morning and evening, and continued forty days.
NET Bible
Meanwhile for forty days the Philistine approached every morning and evening and took his position.
New Heart English Bible
The Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
The Emphasized Bible
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, - and presented himself forty days.
Webster
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
World English Bible
The Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the Philistine draweth nigh, morning and evening, and stationeth himself forty days.
Themes
Armies » March in ranks » Champions fight instead of
Championship » Instances of » Goliath and david
Days » Forty days » Goliath's defiance lasted
Forty days » Goliath's defiance lasted
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Periods and numbers » Forty days » Goliath's defiance lasted
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 17:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Enters The Scene Of Battle
15 And David would go back and forth from Saul to tend his father's sheep in Bethlehem. 16 For 40 days the Philistine would come forward, morning and evening, to take his position. 17 Jesse told his son David, "Take this ephah of roasted grain to your brothers, along with these ten loaves of bread, and quickly take them to your brothers in the camp.
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Cross References
Matthew 4:2
After fasting for 40 days and 40 nights, he finally became hungry.
Luke 4:2
where he was being tempted by the Devil for 40 days. During that time he ate nothing at all, and when they were over he became hungry.