1 Samuel 17:50

1 Samuel 17:50 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.
• New International Version (NIV)So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. There was no sword in the hand of David.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. But there was no sword in the hand of David.

Context of 1 Samuel 17:50

48Then it happened, when the Philistine came closer to meet David, that David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. 49And David put his hand into his bag and took from it a stone and slung it, and struck the Philistine on his forehead. And the stone penetrated his forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground. So David prevailed over the Philistine with the sling and the stone: he struck the Philistine and killed him, and there was no sword in David’s hand. 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. 52Then the men of Israel and Judah rose up and shouted, and they pursued the Philistines as far as the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the Philistine dead lay along the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath and Ekron.

1 Samuel 17:50 word by word

וַיֶּחֱזַ֨ק דָּוִ֤ד מִן־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי֙ בַּקֶּ֣לַע וּבָאֶ֔בֶן וַיַּ֥ךְ אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ וְחֶ֖רֶב אֵ֥ין בְּיַד־דָּוִֽד׃Read the interlinear

• So Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• prevailedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: prevail overH2388
• overמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• the Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• with the slingקֶ֫לַעqela‛ · slingH7050
• and the stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• he struckנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• and killedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• him, and thereאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• handיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 17:50

• 1 Samuel 21:9Then the priest said, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, behold, it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod; if you would take it for yourself, take it. For there is no other except it here.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
• 1 Samuel 23:21Saul said, “May you be blessed of the Lord, since you have had compassion on me.
• Judges 3:31Now after him came Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck and killed six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad; and he also saved Israel.
• Judges 15:15Then he found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, so he reached out with his hand and took it, and killed a thousand men with it.
• 1 Samuel 17:39And David strapped on his sword over his military attire and struggled at walking, for he had not trained with the armor. So David said to Saul, “I cannot go with these, because I have not trained with them.” And David took them off.
• 1 Samuel 13:22So it came about on the day of battle that neither sword nor spear was found in the hands of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan, but they were found with Saul and his son Jonathan.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17:50

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 48-58Verses 48-58 See how frail and uncertain life is, even when a man thinks himself best fortified; how quickly, how easily, and by how small a matter, the passage may be opened for life to go out, and death to enter! Let not the strong man glory in his strength, nor the armed man in his armour. God resists the proud, and pours contempt on those who defy him and his people. No one ever hardened his heart against God and prospered. The history is recorded…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 17:50

• Armies
• Championship
• Courage
• Decision
• Sling

In the dictionaries

• David
• Arise
• Assay
• Carriage
• Cause
• Coat
• Elhanan
• Naughtiness
• Prevail
• Rehearse

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