1 Samuel 17:58 meaning and explanation

“Whose son are you, young man?” asked Saul. “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,” David replied.

1 Samuel 17:58, Berean Standard Bible

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Saul asks this after David has killed Goliath and stands before him holding the giant's head. The king has just watched an unknown young man defeat the Philistine champion, so his question concerns family and standing, not idle curiosity.

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