1 Samuel 21:9

1 Samuel 21:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
• New International Version (NIV)The 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 it, take it; there is no sword here but that one.” David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the priest said, "The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the Valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you will take that, take it, for there is none but that here." And David said, "There is none like that; give it to me."
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the priest said, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, there it is, wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you will take that, take it. For there is no other except that one here.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”

Context of 1 Samuel 21:9

7That same day one of Saul’s servants who was obligated to stay in the Lord’s presence was there. His name was Doeg. A foreman for Saul’s shepherds, he was from Edom. 8David asked Ahimelech, “Don’t you have a spear or a sword here? I didn’t take either my spear or any other weapon because the king’s business was urgent.” The chief priest answered, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Elah Valley, is here. It is wrapped in a cloth behind the priestly ephod. If you want to take it, take it. There’s no other weapon here.” David said, “There’s none like it. Let me have the sword.” 10That day David left. He was ⌞still⌟ fleeing from Saul when he came to King Achish of Gath. 11Achish’s officers asked, “Isn’t this David, the king of ⌞his⌟ country? He’s the one they used to sing about in the dances: ‘Saul has defeated thousands but David tens of thousands.’ ”

1 Samuel 21:9 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַכֹּהֵ֗ן חֶרֶב֩ גָּלְיָ֨ת הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜י אֲשֶׁר־הִכִּ֣יתָ׀ בְּעֵ֣מֶק הָאֵלָ֗ה הִנֵּה־הִ֞יא לוּטָ֣ה בַשִּׂמְלָה֮ אַחֲרֵ֣י הָאֵפוֹד֒ אִם־אֹתָ֤הּ תִּֽקַּח־לְךָ֙ קָ֔ח כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין אַחֶ֛רֶת זוּלָתָ֖הּ בָּזֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֧אמֶר דָּוִ֛ד אֵ֥ין כָּמ֖וֹהָ תְּנֶ֥נָּה לִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• The swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• of Goliathגׇּלְיַתgolyath · GoliathH1555
• the Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• whom thou slewestנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• in the valleyעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · Valley (of Elah)H6010
• of Elahאֵלָה'êlâh · (Valley of) ElahH425
• wrappedלוּטlûţ · to wrapH3874
• in a clothשִׂמְלָהώimlâh · mantleH8071
• behindאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• the ephodאֵפוֹד'êphôd 'êphôd · ephodH646
• if thou wilt takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• no otherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• saveזוּלָהzûlâh · exceptionH2108
• that hereזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• none like that; giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 21:9

• 1 Samuel 17:51David ran and stood over the Philistine. He took Goliath’s sword, pulled it out of its sheath, and made certain the Philistine was dead by cutting off his head. When the Philistines saw their hero had been killed, they fled.
• 1 Samuel 17:2So Saul and the army of Israel assembled and camped in the Elah Valley. They formed a battle line to fight the Philistines.
• 1 Samuel 31:10They put his armor in the temple of their goddesses—the Asherahs—and fastened his corpse to the wall of Beth Shan.
• Exodus 28:6“Make the ephod out of fine linen yarn. Creatively work gold, violet, purple, and bright red yarn into the fabric.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 21:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The sword of Goliath - It has already been conjectured (see 1 Samuel 17:1-58) that the sword of Goliath was laid up as a trophy in the tabernacle.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod - Rather, “in the cloak,” Goliath‘s military cloak, which was part of the dedicated trophy. The ephod was naturally hung up where the high priest alone could get at it.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9David used Goliath's sword to cut off the giant's head (1 Samuel 17:51). Both the sword and Goliath's head were taken as war trophies (17:54). The ephod mentioned here might not be the priestly garment. Some passages suggest an ephod could also be a statue (Judges 8:27; 18:17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. sword of Goliath--(See on 1Sa 17:54). behind the ephod--in the place allowed for keeping the sacred vestments, of which the ephod is mentioned as the chief. The giant's sword was deposited in that safe custody as a memorial of the divine goodness in delivering Israel. There is none like that--not only for its size and superior temper, but for its being a pledge of the divine favor to him, and a constant stimulus to his faith. 1Sa 21:10-15. At Gath He…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 21:9

• Betrayal
• Confidence
• Elah
• Goliath
• Nob
• Sword
• Trophies

In the dictionaries

• David
• Goliath
• Ahimelech
• Armoury
• High priest
• Judges, Book of
• Manner
• Require
• Teraphim
• Abiathar

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 21

• 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