Bible Read 1 Samuel 17

1 Samuel 17:29

World English Bible (WEB)

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

In context

27 The people answered him in this way, saying, “So shall it be done to the man who kills him.”

28 Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger burned against David, and he said, “Why have you come down? With whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the evil of your heart; for you have come down that you might see the battle.”

29 David said, “What have I now done? Is there not a cause?”

30 He turned away from him toward another, and spoke like that again; and the people answered him again the same way.

31 When the words were heard which David spoke, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him.

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1 Samuel 17:29 in every translation

WEB World English Bible
David said, “What have I now done? Is there not a cause?”
KJV King James Version
And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
BSB Berean Standard Bible
“What have I done now?” said David. “Was it not just a question?”
ASV American Standard Version
And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
YLT Young's Literal Translation
And David saith, 'What have I done now? is it not a word?'
DBY Darby Translation
And David said, What have I now done? Was it not laid upon me?
WBS Webster Bible
And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?