And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
And David said, What have I done now? was it not only a word?
And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
David said, "What have I now done? Is there not a cause?"
And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
Is there not a cause? - הלוא דבר הוא halo dabar hu. I believe the meaning is what several of the versions express: I have spoken but a word. And should a man be made an offender for a word?
Is there not a cause? - i. e., is not Saul's promise, and the insolence of Goliath, a sufficent cause for what I am about to do?
17:29 A cause - Of my thus speaking? Is this giant invincible? Is our God unable to oppose him, and subdue him? However David is not deterred from his undertaking, by the hard words of Eliab. They that undertake public services must not think it strange, if they be opposed by those from whom they had reason to expect assistance, but must humbly go on with their work, in the face, not only of their enemies threats, but of their friends slights, suspicions, and censures.