# in his hand

Here "his" refers to David.

# Whose son are you

"Who is your father"

# I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite

"My father is your servant Jesse, the Bethlehemite"

# your servant Jesse

David referred to his father as "your servant" to show that his father was faithful to King Saul.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/david]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/philistines]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/abner]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/saul]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jesse]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bethlehem]]