1 Samuel 17:55

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And when Sha’ul saw Dawiḏ going out against the Philistine, he said to Aḇnĕr, the commander of the army, “Aḇnĕr, whose son is this youth?” And Aḇnĕr said, “As your being lives, O sovereign, I do not know.”

Cross References

Genesis 42:15

“By this you shall be proven: By the life of Pharaoh, you do not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.

1 Samuel 1:26

And she said, “O my master! As your being lives, my master, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to יהוה.

1 Samuel 14:50

And the name of Sha’ul’s wife was Aḥino‛am the daughter of Aḥima‛ats. And the name of the commander of his army was Aḇnĕr son of Nĕr, uncle of Sha’ul.’

1 Samuel 16:12

And he sent and brought him in. And he was ruddy, with bright eyes, and handsome. And יהוה said, “Arise, anoint him, for this is the one!”

1 Samuel 17:54

And Dawiḏ took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Yerushalayim, but he put his weapons in his tent.

1 Samuel 17:56

And the sovereign said, “Ask whose son this young man is.”

1 Samuel 17:58

And Sha’ul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?” And Dawiḏ said, “The son of your servant Yishai the Bĕyth Leḥemite.”

1 Samuel 26:5

And Dawiḏ rose up and came to the place where Sha’ul had encamped. And Dawiḏ saw the place where Sha’ul lay, and Aḇnĕr son of Nĕr, the commander of his army. And Sha’ul was lying within the enclosure, with the people encamped all around him.