1 Samuel 17:11

1 Samuel 17:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
• New International Version (NIV)On hearing the Philistine’s words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

Context of 1 Samuel 17:11

9If he is able to fight with me and strike me down, we will become your servants. But if I prevail against him and strike him down, you will become our servants and will serve us.” 10Then the Philistine said, “I defy Israel’s troops this day! Give me a man so we can fight each other!” When Saul and all the Israelites heard these words of the Philistine, they were upset and very afraid. 12Now David was the son of this Ephrathite named Jesse from Bethlehem in Judah. He had eight sons, and in Saul’s days he was old and well advanced in years. 13Jesse’s three oldest sons had followed Saul to war. The names of the three sons who went to war were Eliab, his firstborn, Abinadab, the second oldest, and Shammah, the third oldest.

1 Samuel 17:11 word by word

וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע שָׁאוּל֙ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֥י הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיֵּחַ֥תּוּ וַיִּֽרְא֖וּ מְאֹֽד׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• When Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• those wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• they were dismayedחָתַתchâthath · to to be dismayedH2865
• and greatlyמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• afraidיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 17:11

• Deuteronomy 31:8The Lord is indeed going before you – he will be with you; he will not fail you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged!”
• Joshua 1:9I repeat, be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic, for I, the Lord your God, am with you in all you do.”
• Psalms 27:1The Lord delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The Lord protects my life! I am afraid of no one!
• Proverbs 28:1The wicked person flees when there is no one pursuing, but the righteous person is as confident as a lion.
• Isaiah 51:12“I, I am the one who consoles you. Why are you afraid of mortal men, of mere human beings who are as short-lived as grass?
• Isaiah 57:11Whom are you worried about? Whom do you fear, that you would act so deceitfully and not remember me or think about me? Because I have been silent for so long, you are not afraid of me.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Saul and all Israel - were dismayed - They saw no man able to accept the challenge.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-114-11. a champion--Hebrew, a "man between two"; that is, a person who, on the part of his own people, undertook to determine the national quarrel by engaging in single combat with a chosen warrior in the hostile army.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 17:11

• Armies
• Championship
• Doubting

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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