1 Samuel 17:29 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 17:29

“What have I done now?” said David. “Was it not just a question?”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?

KJV

And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Is there not a cause? - i. e., is not Saul’s promise, and the insolence of Goliath, a sufficent cause for what I am about to do?

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This conquest of his own passion was in some respects more honourable than his conquest of Goliath. He that hath rule over his own spirit is better than the mighty. It was no time for David to quarrel with his brother when the Philistines were upon them.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
דָּוִ֔ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
מֶ֥ה	meh	what?	H4100 →
עָשִׂ֖יתִי	'a.Si.ti	have I done	H6213 →
עָ֑תָּה	'A.tah	now	H6258 →
הֲל֖וֹא	ha.Lo'	¿ not	H3808 →
דָּבָ֥ר	da.Var	a word	H1697 →
הֽוּא׃	Hu'	[was] it	H1931 →

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
leads to
- Proverbs 25:15
  Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
- Proverbs 10:12
  Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
- Proverbs 15:18
  A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
- Proverbs 29:22
  An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
Through
1 Peter 3:9
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
leads to
- Romans 12:17
  Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
- Proverbs 20:22
  Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
- Romans 12:14
  Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.
- Romans 12:19–21
  Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”

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