1 Samuel 17:30 (YLT)

Passage

And he turneth round from him unto another, and saith according to this word, and the people return him word as the first word.

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 17:28 And Eliab, his eldest brother, heareth when he speaketh unto the men, and the anger of Eliab burneth against David, and he saith, `Why <FI>is<Fi> this--thou hast come down! and to whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I have known thy pride, and the evil of thy heart--for, to see the battle thou hast come down.'

1 Samuel 17:29 And David saith, `What have I done now? is it not a word?'

1 Samuel 17:30 And he turneth round from him unto another, and saith according to this word, and the people return him word as the first word.

1 Samuel 17:31 And the words which David hath spoken are heard, and they declare before Saul, and he receiveth him;

1 Samuel 17:32 and David saith unto Saul, `Let no man's heart fall because of him, thy servant doth go, and hath fought with this Philistine.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "turneth", "round", "another", "saith", "word", "people", and "return". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "turneth" and "round", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "And David saith What have I done..." into verse 31's "And the words which David hath spoken...", so "turneth" and "round" belong inside that flow. In 1 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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