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Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken [in years] among men.
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A Puzzling Passage
Commentators like Barnes and Ellicott note that this verse begins a section (17:12-31) that is missing from some important ancient Greek manuscripts. They suggest ancient scribes may have removed it to resolve a seeming contradiction about when Saul first met David. However, scholars affirm that the passage is an authentic part of the original Hebrew text.
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1 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
This verse and those that follow through 1 Samuel 17:31 are omitted in the Vatican copy of the Septuagint, as are [Reference 1 Samuel 1…
19th Century
Anglican
Now David was the son of that Ephra-thite. —This verse, and the following verses to the end of 1 Samuel 17:31, are omi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah , whose name was Jesse mentioned before, ([Reference 1 Ch…
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