1 Samuel 17:51

1 Samuel 17:51 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.
• New International Version (NIV)David ran and stood over him. He took hold of the Philistine’s sword and drew it from the sheath. After he killed him, he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore David ran and stood over the Philistine, took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him, and cut off his head with it. And when the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.

Context of 1 Samuel 17:51

49David put his hand in the bag, took out a stone, slung it, and hit the Philistine on his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown to the ground. 50David defeated the Philistine with a sling and a stone. David overpowered the Philistine and killed him without having a sword. David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword, pulled it from its sheath, and used it to kill him. Then he cut off his head. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they fled. 52The men of Israel and Judah rallied, shouting their battle cry, and chased the Philistines to the entrance of the valley and to the gates of Ekron. Philistine bodies were strewn all along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron. 53When the Israelites returned from the pursuit of the Philistines, they plundered their camps.

1 Samuel 17:51 word by word

וַיָּ֣רָץ דָּ֠וִד וַיַּעֲמֹ֨ד אֶל־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜י וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת־חַ֠רְבּוֹ וַֽיִּשְׁלְפָ֤הּ מִתַּעְרָהּ֙ וַיְמֹ֣תְתֵ֔הוּ וַיִּכְרָת־בָּ֖הּ אֶת־רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַיִּרְא֧וּ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים כִּֽי־מֵ֥ת גִּבּוֹרָ֖ם וַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• ranרוּץrûts · to run: runH7323
• and stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• upon the Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• and tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• his swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• and drewשָׁלַףshâlaph · to drawH8025
• it out of the sheathתַּ֫עַרta‛ar · razorH8593
• thereof, and slewמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• him, and cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• his headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• their championגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• they fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 17:51

• 1 Samuel 21:9The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here, wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want to take it for yourself, then take it, for there isn’t another one here.” “There’s none like it!” David said. “Give it to me.”
• 2 Samuel 23:21He also killed an Egyptian, an impressive man. Even though the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went down to him with a staff, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and then killed him with his own spear.
• Esther 7:10They hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s anger subsided.
• Psalms 7:15He dug a pit and hollowed it out but fell into the hole he had made.
• Hebrews 2:14Now since the children have flesh and blood in common, Jesus also shared in these, so that through his death he might destroy the one holding the power of death — that is, the devil —
• 1 Samuel 17:46Today, the Lord will hand you over to me. Today, I’ll strike you down, remove your head, and give the corpses of the Philistine camp to the birds of the sky and the wild creatures of the earth. Then all the world will know that Israel has a God,
• Hebrews 11:34quenched the raging of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength in weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17:51

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 51When the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled - They were panic-struck; and not being willing to fulfill the condition which was stipulated by Goliath, they precipitately left the field. The Israelites took a proper advantage of these circumstances, and totally routed their enemies.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 51Champion - Quite a different word from that so rendered in 1 Samuel 17:4, 1 Samuel 17:23; better “warrior.”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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5151. cut off his head--not as an evidence of the giant's death, for his slaughter had been effected in presence of the whole army, but as a trophy to be borne to Saul. The heads of slain enemies are always regarded in the East as the most welcome tokens of victory.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 17:51

• Armies
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In the dictionaries

• David
• Philistines
• Arise
• Assay
• Carriage
• Cause
• Coat
• Elhanan
• Goliath
• Naughtiness

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