God’s Word Translation
1 Samuel 17:36
36I have killed lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them because he has challenged the army 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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."
- 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.”
Context of 1 Samuel 17:36
34David replied to Saul, “I am a shepherd for my father’s sheep. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, 35I went after it, struck it, and rescued the sheep from its mouth. If it attacked me, I took hold of its mane, struck it, and killed it. I have killed lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them because he has challenged the army of the living God.” 37David added, “The Lord, who saved me from the lion and the bear, will save me from this Philistine.” “Go,” Saul told David, “and may the Lord be with you.” 38Saul put his battle tunic on David; he put a bronze helmet on David’s head and dressed him in armor.
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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 17:26David asked the men who were standing near him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and gets rid of Israel’s disgrace? Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should challenge the army of the living God?”
- Ezekiel 32:19“⌞Tell them,⌟ ‘Are you more beautiful than anyone else? Go down and join the godless people.’
- Romans 2:28A person is not a Jew because of his appearance, nor is circumcision a matter of how the body looks.
- 1 Samuel 17:10The Philistine added, “I challenge the Israelite battle line today. Send out a man so that we can fight each other.”
- Isaiah 10:15Can an ax attack the person who cuts with it? Can a saw make itself greater than the person who saws with it? A rod cannot move the person who lifts it. A wooden stick cannot pick up a person.
- Isaiah 36:8“Now, make a deal with my master, the king of Assyria. I’ll give you 2,000 horses if you can put riders on them.
- Isaiah 37:22This is the message that the Lord speaks to him, ‘My dear people in Zion despise you and laugh at you. My people in Jerusalem shake their heads behind your back.
- Zechariah 2:8This is what the Lord of Armies says: Afterwards, the Glory sent me to the nations who looted you. Whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye.
- Zechariah 12:3On that day I will make Jerusalem a stone too heavy for all the nations to lift. All who try to lift it will be severely injured. All the nations in the world will gather ⌞to fight⌟ against Jerusalem.”
- Acts 5:38“We should keep away from these men for now. We should leave them alone. I can guarantee that if the plan they put into action is of human origin, it will fail.
- Acts 9:4He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?”
- Acts 12:1About that time King Herod devoted his attention to mistreating certain members of 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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