1 Samuel 17:56

56 Then the king said, "You inquire whose son this young man [is]."

1 Samuel 17:56 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 17:56

And the king said, inquire thou whose son the stripling [is].
] Still the question is the same, being very desirous of knowing of what family he was, for the reason before given, (See Gill on 1 Samuel 17:55).

1 Samuel 17:56 In-Context

54 And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem and placed his weapons in his tent.

55 Now when Saul saw David going out to meet the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, "Whose son [is] this young man, Abner?" And Abner said, "As your soul lives, O king, I do not know."

56 Then the king said, "You inquire whose son this young man [is]."

57 So when David returned from striking down the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul. The head of the Philistine [was] in his hand.

58 Then Saul said to him, "Whose son are you, young man?" And David said, "[I am] the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite."