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Saul said to him, Whose son are you, you young man? David answered, I am the son of your servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.

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A Question of Lineage

Commentators clarify that when Saul asks, "Whose son are you?" he isn't asking for David's name, which he likely knew. Instead, he is inquiring about David's family and lineage. David's answer, identifying himself as the son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, provides the specific family information Saul was seeking after the monumental victory.

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John Gill

John Gill

On 1 Samuel 17:58

17th Century

Pastor

And Saul said to him, whose son are you, you young
man ?
&c.] Still the question was …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 1 Samuel 17:48–58

17th Century

Minister

See how frail and uncertain life is, even when a man thinks himself best fortified; how quickly, how easily, and by how small a matter, the passage…