1 Samuel 17:16

1 Samuel 17:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
• New International Version (NIV)For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For forty days the Philistine came forward and took his stand, morning and evening.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Philistine drew near and presented himself forty days, morning and evening.

Context of 1 Samuel 17:16

14David was the youngest son. David’s three oldest brothers stayed with Saul’s army, 15but David went back and forth so he could help his father with the sheep in Bethlehem. For forty days, every morning and evening, the Philistine champion strutted in front of the Israelite army. 17One day Jesse said to David, “Take this basket of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread, and carry them quickly to your brothers. 18And give these ten cuts of cheese to their captain. See how your brothers are getting along, and bring back a report on how they are doing.”

1 Samuel 17:16 word by word

וַיִּגַּ֥שׁ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם וְהַעֲרֵ֑ב וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖ב אַרְבָּעִ֥ים יֽוֹם׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• drew nearנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: approachH5066
• morningשָׁכַםshâkam · to riseH7925
• and eveningעָרַב‛ârab · to grow darkH6150
• and presentedיָצַבyâtsab · to standH3320
• himself fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 17:16

• Matthew 4:2For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry.
• Luke 4:2where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. Jesus ate nothing all that time and became very hungry.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17:16

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-30Verses 12-30 Jesse little thought of sending his son to the army at that critical juncture; but the wise God orders actions and affairs, so as to serve his designs. In times of general formality and lukewarmness, every degree of zeal which implies readiness to go further, or to venture more in the cause of God than others, will be blamed as pride and ambition, and by none more than by near relations, like Eliab, or negligent superiors. It was a trial of…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 17:16

• Armies
• Championship
• Jesse

In the dictionaries

• Arise
• Assay
• Carriage
• Cause
• Coat
• David
• 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