Bible Strands
1 Samuel 17:30
Then he turned from him toward another and asked about the offer, and those people answered him just as the first ones had answered.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David acts after his rhetorical question in 1 Samuel 17:29, turning from the first group of Israelite soldiers to another nearby group to inquire about the king’s promised reward.
The words — וַ/יִּסֹּ֤ב (va/yi.sov) = and he turned away, and מֵֽאֶצְל/וֹ (me/'etzlo) = from beside him, using the preposition מֵ (me) to mark departure from the first speaker.
The thread — The narrative repeats David’s inquiry pattern established in 1 Samuel 17:26, where he initially approached the standing men, and mirrors the biblical motif of sequential questioning before a decisive act (cf. 1 Samuel 23:2; 2 Kings 4:16).
Why it lands — The text shows David methodically securing confirmation of the reward rather than acting on impulse, asking the reader to note how persistent, orderly inquiry precedes covenantal action.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.
Cross-references
- 1 Samuel 17:26 David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”