1 Samuel 17:58 (DBY)

Passage

And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, young man? And David said, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 17:56 And the king said, Inquire thou whose son this youth is.

1 Samuel 17:57 And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

1 Samuel 17:58 And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, young man? And David said, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saul", "said", "whose", "thou", "young", "david", and "servant". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saul" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And as David returned from the slaughter...", giving immediate footing for "saul" and "said". In 1 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "saul" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.