1 Samuel 17:21

1 Samuel 17:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
• New International Version (NIV)Israel and the Philistines were drawing up their lines facing each other.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Israel and the Philistines drew up for battle, army against army.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For Israel and the Philistines had drawn up in battle array, army against army.

Context of 1 Samuel 17:21

19They are in Elah Valley with Saul and the Israelite army, where they are fighting against the Philistines.’ 20So David got up early the next morning. He left his father's sheep with another shepherd to take care of them. He did what his father had told him to do. He took the food to give to his brothers. When David arrived at the camp of the Israelite army, the soldiers were going out to fight. They were shouting their war songs while they went. The Israelite army and the Philistine army stood in their places ready for the fight. They looked towards each other across the valley. 22David gave his gifts to the officer who took care of the army's food. Then he ran to the place where the Israelite soldiers were standing. He said ‘hello’ to his brothers to see if they were well. 23While David was talking to his brothers, Goliath marched out from the Philistine army. He was the great Philistine soldier from Gath. As he came, Goliath was insulting the Israelites as he did every day. David heard what he said.

1 Samuel 17:21 word by word

וַתַּעֲרֹ֤ךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים מַעֲרָכָ֖ה לִקְרַ֥את מַעֲרָכָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• had put the battle in arrayעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• armyמַעֲרָכָהma‛ărâkâh · rankH4634
• againstקִרְאָהqir'âh · befallH7125

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17:21

• 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 17:21

• Armies
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In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Philistines
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Arise
• Assay
• Carriage
• Cause
• Coat
• David

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