1 Samuel 17:14 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 17:14

And David was the youngest. The three oldest had followed Saul,

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ASV

And David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul.

KJV

And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.

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8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְדָוִ֖ד	ve.da.Vid	and David	H1732 →
ה֣וּא	hu'	he	H1931 →
הַקָּטָ֑ן	ha.ka.Tan	[was] the young	H6996 →
וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙	u.she.lo.Shah	and three	H7969 →
הַגְּדֹלִ֔ים	ha.ge.do.Lim	<the> old	H1419 →
הָלְכ֖וּ	ha.le.Khu	they had gone	H1980 →
אַחֲרֵ֥י	'a.cha.Rei	after	H310 →
שָׁאֽוּל׃ ס	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H6996hakatan[was] the young101×

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Genesis 25:23
and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the…
leads to
- Romans 9:10–13
  Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.
- Genesis 27:40
  You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”
- Genesis 27:29
  May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you…
- 2 Samuel 8:14
  He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
- Malachi 1:2–5
  “I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved,
Through
1 Samuel 16:11
And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit…
leads to
- Psalms 78:70–71
  He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;
- 2 Samuel 7:8
  Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My…
- 1 Samuel 17:28
  Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep…

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