1Sa 17:55-56 | ESV | STEP | As soon as Saul saw David go out against the Philistine , he said to Abner , the commander of the army , Abner , whose son is this youth ? And Abner said , As your soul lives , O king , I do not know .

1 Samuel 17:55-56

55 As soon as Saul saw David go out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, ^athe commander of the army, “Abner, ^bwhose son is this youth?” And Abner said, ^c“As your soul lives, O king, I do not know.” 56 And the king said, “Inquire whose son the boy is.”