1 Samuel 17:58

58 Und Saul sprach zu ihm: Wessen Sohn bist du, Jüngling? Und David sprach: Der Sohn deines Knechtes Isai, des Bethlehemiters.

1 Samuel 17:58 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 17:58

And Saul said unto him, whose son [art] thou, [thou] young
man?
&c.] Still the question was such as did not necessarily imply ignorance of his person, but of his family:

and David answered, I [am] the son of thy servant Jesse the
Bethlehemite;
which doubtless refreshed the memory of Saul, and he quickly called to mind who he was. This interview was very probably at Gibeah of Saul, which was the place of his birth and residence, ( 1 Samuel 10:26 ) , and where he kept his court, and to which he returned after the above victory was obtained.

1 Samuel 17:58 In-Context

56 Und der König sprach: Frage du, wessen Sohn der junge Mann ist.
57 Und als David vom Erschlagen des Philisters zurückkehrte, da nahm ihn Abner und brachte ihn vor Saul; und das Haupt des Philisters war in seiner Hand.
58 Und Saul sprach zu ihm: Wessen Sohn bist du, Jüngling? Und David sprach: Der Sohn deines Knechtes Isai, des Bethlehemiters.
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