1 Samuel 17:46

1 Samuel 17:46 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)This day the Lord will deliver you into my hands, and I’ll strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. And I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,
• New King James Version (NKJV)This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.

Context of 1 Samuel 17:46

44The Philistine also said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild animals.” 45But David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a saber, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of armies, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the Lord will hand you over to me, and I will strike you and remove your head from you. Then I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the earth, so that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, 47and that this entire assembly may know that the Lord does not save by sword or by spear; for the battle is the Lord’s, and He will hand you over to us!” 48Then it happened, when the Philistine came closer to meet David, that David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine.

1 Samuel 17:46 word by word

הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֡ה יְסַגֶּרְךָ֩ יְהוָ֨ה בְּיָדִ֜י וְהִכִּיתִ֗ךָ וַהֲסִרֹתִ֤י אֶת־רֹֽאשְׁךָ֙ מֵעָלֶ֔יךָ וְנָ֨תַתִּ֜י פֶּ֣גֶר מַחֲנֵ֤ה פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה לְע֥וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וּלְחַיַּ֣ת הָאָ֑רֶץ וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ כָּל־הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֛י יֵ֥שׁ אֱלֹהִ֖ים לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

• Thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will handסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462
• will handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• to me, and I will strikeנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• you and removeסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
• your headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• from you. Then I will giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• deadפֶּ֫גֶרpeger · corpseH6297
• of the armyמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• to the birdsעוֹף‛ôph · birdH5775
• of the skyשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• so that allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• may knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• that thereיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
• a Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 17:46

• Deuteronomy 7:2and when the Lord your God turns them over to you and you defeat them, you shall utterly destroy them. You shall not make a covenant with them nor be gracious to them.
• Deuteronomy 9:2a people who are great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom you know and of whom you have heard it said, ‘Who can stand against the sons of Anak?’
• Joshua 10:8And the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not fear them, for I have handed them over to you; not one of them will stand against you.”
• Psalms 31:8And You have not handed me over to the enemy; You have set my feet in a large place.
• 1 Samuel 17:51Then David ran and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and finished him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.
• 1 Samuel 17:44The Philistine also said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild animals.”
• Deuteronomy 28:26Your dead bodies will serve as food for all birds of the sky and for the animals of the earth, and there will be no one to frighten them away.
• Isaiah 56:9All you wild animals, All you animals in the forest, Come to eat.
• Matthew 24:28Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.
• Revelation 19:17Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in midheaven, “Come, assemble for the great feast of God,
• Exodus 9:16But indeed, for this reason I have allowed you to remain, in order to show you My power and in order to proclaim My name throughout the earth.
• Exodus 15:14The peoples have heard, they tremble; Anguish has gripped the inhabitants of Philistia.
• Joshua 4:24so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the Lord is mighty, so that you may fear the Lord your God forever.”
• 1 Kings 8:43hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and act in accordance with all for which the foreigner calls to You, in order that all the peoples of the earth may know Your name, to fear You, as do Your people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by Your name.
• 1 Kings 18:36Then at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached and said, “Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, today let it be known that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your word.
• 2 Kings 19:19But now, Lord our God, please, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, Lord, are God.”

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17:46

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 46This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand - This was a direct and circumstantial prophecy of what did take place.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 40-47Verses 40-47 The security and presumption of fools destroy them. Nothing can excel the humility, faith, and piety which appear in David's words. He expressed his assured expectation of success; he gloried in his mean appearance and arms, that the victory might be ascribed to the Lord alone.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 45-47the LORD of Hosts: See study note on 1 Samuel 1:3. Even though the Philistines seemed stronger, David understood that Israel had the ultimate advantage with the one true God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 42-4742-47. the Philistine said ... said David to the Philistine--When the two champions met, they generally made each of them a speech, and sometimes recited some verses, filled with allusions and epithets of the most opprobrious kind, hurling contempt and defiance at one another. This kind of abusive dialogue is common among the Arab combatants still. David's speech, however, presents a striking contrast to the usual strain of these invectives. It was full…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 17:46

• Armies
• Championship
• Courage
• Decision
• Faith
• Sling
• War

In the dictionaries

• God
• Israel
• Philistines
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Arise
• Assay
• Carriage
• Cause

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