American Standard Version
1 Samuel 17:41-54
41And the PhilistineH6430 cameH1980 on and drew near unto DavidH1732; and the manH376 that bare the shieldH6793 wentH1980 before him. 42And when the PhilistineH6430 lookedH7200 about, and sawH7200 DavidH1732, he disdained him; for he wasH1961 but a youthH5288, and ruddy, and withal of a fair countenance. 43And the PhilistineH6430 saidH559 unto DavidH1732, Am I a dogH3611, that thou comest to me with staves? And the PhilistineH6430 cursedH7043 DavidH1732 by his godsH430. 44And the PhilistineH6430 saidH559 to DavidH1732, Come to me, and I will giveH5414 thy fleshH1320 unto the birdsH5775 of the heavensH8064, and to the beasts of the fieldH7704. 45Then saidH559 DavidH1732 to the PhilistineH6430, Thou comest to me with a swordH2719, and with a spearH2595, and with a javelinH3591: but I comeH935 to thee in the nameH8034 of Jehovah of hostsH6635, the GodH430 of the armiesH6635 of IsraelH3478, whom thou hast defied. 46This dayH3117 will Jehovah deliver thee into my handH3027; and I will smite thee, and take thy headH7218 from off thee; and I will giveH5414 the dead bodies of the host of the PhilistinesH6430 this dayH3117 unto the birdsH5775 of the heavensH8064, and to the wild beasts of the earthH776; that all the earthH776 may knowH3045 that there is a GodH430 in IsraelH3478, 47and that all this assemblyH6951 may knowH3045 that Jehovah saveth not with swordH2719 and spearH2595: for the battleH4421 is Jehovah’s, and he will giveH5414 you into our handH3027. 48And it came to pass, when the PhilistineH6430 aroseH6965, and came and drewH7126 nigh to meetH7122 DavidH1732, that DavidH1732 hastenedH4116, and ranH7323 toward the army to meetH7122 the PhilistineH6430. 49And DavidH1732 put his handH3027 in his bag, and tookH3947 thence a stoneH68, and slang it, and smote the PhilistineH6430 in his foreheadH4696; and the stoneH68 sank into his foreheadH4696, and he fellH5307 upon his faceH6440 to the earthH776.
50So DavidH1732 prevailedH2388 over the PhilistineH6430 with a sling and with a stoneH68, and smote the PhilistineH6430, and slew him; but there was no swordH2719 in the handH3027 of DavidH1732. 51Then DavidH1732 ranH7323, and stoodH5975 over the PhilistineH6430, and tookH3947 his swordH2719, and drewH8025 it out of the sheathH8593 thereof, and slew him, and cutH3772 off his headH7218 therewith. And when the PhilistinesH6430 sawH7200 that their champion was deadH4191, they fledH5127. 52And the menH376 of IsraelH3478 and of JudahH3063 aroseH6965, and shoutedH7321, and pursuedH7291 the PhilistinesH6430, until thou comest to Gai, and to the gatesH8179 of EkronH6138. And the woundedH2491 of the PhilistinesH6430 fellH5307 downH5307 by the wayH1870 to ShaaraimH8189, even unto GathH1661, and unto EkronH6138. 53And the children of IsraelH3478 returnedH7725 from chasing after the PhilistinesH6430, and they plunderedH8155 their campH4264. 54And DavidH1732 tookH3947 the headH7218 of the PhilistineH6430, and broughtH935 it to JerusalemH3389; but he putH7760 his armorH3627 in his tentH168.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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