1 Samuel 15:17

17 And Samuel said, uWhen thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lord anointed thee king over Israel?

1 Samuel 15:17 — The New International Version (NIV)

17 Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, did you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over Israel.

1 Samuel 15:17 — English Standard Version (ESV)

17 And Samuel said, “Though you are little in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over Israel.

1 Samuel 15:17 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 And Samuel told him, “Although you may think little of yourself, are you not the leader of the tribes of Israel? The Lord has anointed you king of Israel.

1 Samuel 15:17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

17 So Samuel said, “When you were little in your own eyes, were you not head of the tribes of Israel? And did not the Lord anoint you king over Israel?

1 Samuel 15:17 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 Samuel said, “Once you didn’t think much of yourself, but now you have become the leader of the tribes of Israel. The Lord appointed you to be king over Israel.

1 Samuel 15:17 — American Standard Version (ASV)

17 And Samuel said, Though thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel? And Jehovah anointed thee king over Israel;

1 Samuel 15:17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

17 And Samuel said, Was it not when thou wast little in thine eyes that thou becamest the head of the tribes of Israel, and Jehovah anointed thee king over Israel?

1 Samuel 15:17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 Samuel said, “Even though you don’t consider yourself great, you were the head of Israel’s tribes. The Lord anointed you king of Israel.

1 Samuel 15:17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 Samuel continued, “Although you once considered yourself unimportant, have you not become the leader of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over Israel

1 Samuel 15:17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

17 Samuel said, “Though you are little in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over Israel.

1 Samuel 15:17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 Samuel said, “Even though you are small in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? Yahweh has anointed you as king over Israel.

1 Samuel 15:17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 Samuel said, “There was a time when you didn’t think you were important. But you became the leader of the tribes of Israel. The Lord anointed you to be king over Israel.

1 Samuel 15:17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

17 Samuel said, “Is it not true, though you were little in your own eyes, you were made the head of the tribes of Israel? And the Lord anointed you king over Israel,

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