English Standard Version
1 Samuel 17:36
36Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God."
1 Samuel 17:36 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
- New International Version (NIV)Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)I have done this to both lions and bears, and I’ll do it to this pagan Philistine, too, for he has defied the armies of the living God!
Context of 1 Samuel 17:36
34But David said to Saul, "Your servant used to keep sheep for his father. And when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb from the flock, 35I went after him and struck him and delivered it out of his mouth. And if he arose against me, I caught him by his beard and struck him and killed him. Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God." 37And David said, "The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine." And Saul said to David, "Go, and the Lord be with you!" 38Then Saul clothed David with his armor. He put a helmet of bronze on his head and clothed him with a coat of mail,
Read all of 1 Samuel 171 Samuel 17:36 word by word
גַּ֧ם אֶֽת־הָאֲרִ֛י גַּם־הַדּ֖וֹב הִכָּ֣ה עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וְֽ֠הָיָה הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨י הֶעָרֵ֤ל הַזֶּה֙ כְּאַחַ֣ד מֵהֶ֔ם כִּ֣י חֵרֵ֔ף מַעַרְכֹ֖ת אֱלֹהִ֥ים חַיִּֽים׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- slewנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
- both the lionאֲרִי'ărîy 'aryêh · lionH738
- and the bearדֹּבdôb dôb · bearH1677
- and this uncircumcisedעָרֵל‛ârêl · uncircumcisedH6189
- Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
- shall be as oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- of them, seeing he hath defiedחָרַףchâraph · to tauntH2778
- the armiesמַעֲרָכָהma‛ărâkâh · rankH4634
- of the livingחַיchay · aliveH2416
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 17:36
- 1 Samuel 17:26And David said to the men who stood by him, "What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?"
- Ezekiel 32:19'Whom do you surpass in beauty? Go down and be laid to rest with the uncircumcised.'
- Romans 2:28For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical.
- 1 Samuel 17:10And the Philistine said, "I defy the ranks of Israel this day. Give me a man, that we may fight together."
- Isaiah 10:15Shall the axe boast over him who hews with it, or the saw magnify itself against him who wields it? As if a rod should wield him who lifts it, or as if a staff should lift him who is not wood!
- Isaiah 36:8Come now, make a wager with my master the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them.
- Isaiah 37:22this is the word that the Lord has spoken concerning him: "'She despises you, she scorns you— the virgin daughter of Zion; she wags her head behind you— the daughter of Jerusalem.
- Zechariah 2:8For thus said the Lord of hosts, after his glory sent me to the nations who plundered you, for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye:
- Zechariah 12:3On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. All who lift it will surely hurt themselves. And all the nations of the earth will gather against it.
- Acts 5:38So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail;
- Acts 9:4And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"
- Acts 12:1About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17:36
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-39Verses 31-39 A shepherd lad, come the same morning from keeping sheep, had more courage than all the mighty men of Israel. Thus God often sends good words to his Israel, and does great things for them, by the weak and foolish things of the world. As he had answered his brother's passion with meekness, so David answered Saul's fear with faith. When David kept sheep, he proved himself very careful and tender of his flock. This reminds us of Christ, the good…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 34-3634-36. a lion, and a bear--There were two different rencontres, for those animals prowl alone. The bear must have been a Syrian bear, which is believed to be a distinct species, or perhaps a variety, of the brown bear. The beard applies to the lion alone. Those feats seem to have been performed with no weapons more effective than the rude staves and stones of the field, or his shepherd's crook.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
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