1 Samuel 17:54

1 Samuel 17:54 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
• New International Version (NIV)David took the Philistine’s head and brought it to Jerusalem; he put the Philistine’s weapons in his own tent.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent.

Context of 1 Samuel 17:54

52Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron. And the bodies of the Philistines were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron. 53When the Israelites returned from their pursuit of the Philistines, they plundered their camps. David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, and he put Goliath’s weapons in his own tent. 55As 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.” 56“Find out whose son this young man is!” said the king.

1 Samuel 17:54 word by word

וַיִּקַּ֤ח דָּוִד֙ אֶת־רֹ֣אשׁ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּ יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְאֶת־כֵּלָ֖יו שָׂ֥ם בְּאָהֳלֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear

• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• the headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• of the Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• and broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• it to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• he putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• Goliath’s weaponsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• in his own tentאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 17:54

• 1 Samuel 21:9The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one here.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
• Exodus 16:33So Moses told Aaron, “Take a jar and fill it with an omer of manna. Then place it before the LORD to be preserved for the generations to come.”
• Joshua 4:7you are to tell them, ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters were cut off.’ Therefore these stones will be a memorial to the Israelites forever.”

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17:54

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 54David took the head of the Philistine - It has been already remarked that this, with the following verses, and the five first verses of the eighteenth chapter, are omitted by the Septuagint. See the observations at the end, 1 Samuel 17:58; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 54Jerusalem - See Judges 1:8 note. His tent - Perhaps the tabernacle. David had neither tent nor house of his own. It would be quite in accordance with David‘s piety that he should immediately dedicate to God the arms taken from the Philistine, in acknowledgment that the victory was not his own but the Lord‘s (compare 1 Samuel 21:9). His tabernacle, meaning the tabernacle which he had pitched (2 Samuel 6:17; compare Acts 15:16).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 48-58Verses 48-58 See how frail and uncertain life is, even when a man thinks himself best fortified; how quickly, how easily, and by how small a matter, the passage may be opened for life to go out, and death to enter! Let not the strong man glory in his strength, nor the armed man in his armour. God resists the proud, and pours contempt on those who defy him and his people. No one ever hardened his heart against God and prospered. The history is recorded…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 54Jerusalem became an Israelite city when David captured it from the Jebusites (2 Samuel 5:6–7). Jerusalem was likely where David took Goliath's head after he became king. However, David might have brought it to Jerusalem earlier to scare the non-Israelite residents.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5454. tent--the sacred tabernacle. David dedicated the sword of Goliath as a votive offering to the Lord.Read the comment

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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