1 Samuel 17:55 meaning and explanation
As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.”
1 Samuel 17:55, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Saul has just watched the young shepherd walk out to meet Goliath, and he turns to Abner, his army commander, asking whose son this young man is. The question is not about identity in general, since David has already spoken with Saul and been offered his armor.
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