Scripture · Old Testament
1 Samuel 17:16
1 Samuel 17:16 is verse 16 of 1 Samuel chapter 17, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening to take his stand.
King James Version
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
World English Bible
The Philistine came near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
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1 Samuel 17:14–18 · Berean Standard Bible
14 And David was the youngest. The three oldest had followed Saul,
15 but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.
16 For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening to take his stand.
17 One day Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp.
18 Take also these ten portions of cheese to the commander of their unit. Check on the welfare of your brothers and bring back an assurance from them.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Matthew 4:2After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.
Luke 4:2where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.