Parallel Verses
King James Version
And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
New American Standard Bible
The people
Holman Bible
The people told him about the offer, concluding, “That is what will be done for the man who kills him.”
International Standard Version
The people also told him the same thing, saying, "This is what will be done for the man who kills him."
A Conservative Version
And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that kills him.
American Standard Version
And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
Amplified
The men
Bible in Basic English
And the people gave him this answer, So it will be done to the man who overcomes him.
Darby Translation
And the people told him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that smites him.
Julia Smith Translation
And the people will say to him according to this word, saying, Thus it shall be done to the man who shall smite him.
King James 2000
And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that kills him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the troops had spoken to him according to this word, saying, "So it will be done for the man who defeats him."
Modern King James verseion
And the people answered him in this way, saying, So shall it be done to the man who kills him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the people answered as it is rehearsed, saying, "So shall it be done to the man that beateth him."
NET Bible
The soldiers told him what had been promised, saying, "This is what will be done for the man who can strike him down."
New Heart English Bible
The people answered him in this way, saying, "So shall it be done to the man who kills him."
The Emphasized Bible
And the people answered him, according to this word saying, - So, shall it be done to the man that shall smite him.
Webster
And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
World English Bible
The people answered him in this way, saying, "So shall it be done to the man who kills him."
Youngs Literal Translation
And the people speak to him according to this word, saying, 'Thus it is done to the man who smiteth him.'
Themes
Armies » March in ranks » Champions fight instead of
Topics
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 17:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Enters The Scene Of Battle
26 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? 27 And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him. 28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
Cross References
1 Samuel 17:25
And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.