1 Samuel 17:16

1 Samuel 17:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
• New International Version (NIV)For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For forty days the Philistine came forward and took his stand, morning and evening.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Philistine drew near and presented himself forty days, morning and evening.

Context of 1 Samuel 17:16

14And David was the youngest. The three oldest had followed Saul, 15but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem. For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening to take his stand. 17One day Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp. 18Take also these ten portions of cheese to the commander of their unit. Check on the welfare of your brothers and bring back an assurance from them.

1 Samuel 17:16 word by word

וַיִּגַּ֥שׁ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם וְהַעֲרֵ֑ב וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖ב אַרְבָּעִ֥ים יֽוֹם׃ פRead the interlinear

• For fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• the Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• came forwardנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: approachH5066
• every morningשָׁכַםshâkam · to riseH7925
• and eveningעָרַב‛ârab · to grow darkH6150
• to take his standיָצַבyâtsab · to standH3320

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 17:16

• Matthew 4:2After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.
• Luke 4:2where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17:16

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-30Verses 12-30 Jesse little thought of sending his son to the army at that critical juncture; but the wise God orders actions and affairs, so as to serve his designs. In times of general formality and lukewarmness, every degree of zeal which implies readiness to go further, or to venture more in the cause of God than others, will be blamed as pride and ambition, and by none more than by near relations, like Eliab, or negligent superiors. It was a trial of…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 17:16

• Armies
• Championship
• Jesse

In the dictionaries

• Arise
• Assay
• Carriage
• Cause
• Coat
• David
• Elhanan
• Naughtiness
• Prevail
• Rehearse

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