KJV ORIGINAL
And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
David turned away from that person and asked someone else the same question, and the people gave him the same answer as before.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
David kept asking different people the same question about what reward would be given to whoever killed Goliath, and everyone kept giving him the same encouraging answer.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the famous David and Goliath confrontation when the Philistine army was facing off against Israel's army. David had just arrived at the battlefield to bring food to his brothers and heard Goliath's daily challenge to Israel. He was asking around about what King Saul had promised as a reward for anyone brave enough to fight the giant.
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