Translations
When Saul watched David go out against the Philistine, he turned to Abner, the army's commander: "Abner, whose son is that young man?" Abner replied, "As surely as you live, Your Majesty, I don't know."
When Sha'ul saw Dawid go out against the Pelishti, he said to Avner the commander of the army, "Avner, whose son is this lad?" Avner replied, "As your life stands, O king, I do not know."
And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.”