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1 Samuel 17:24

Fear

22 And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.

23 And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.

And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.

25 And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.

26 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

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BSB
When all the men of Israel saw Goliath, they fled from him in great fear.
KJV
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
WEB
All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were terrified.
ASV
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
DARBY
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were greatly afraid.
BLB
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were greatly afraid.
ÅB
Og alle Israels menn flyktet for mannen da de så ham, og var meget redde.
OTB
Da alle Israels menn så ham, trakk de seg tilbake fra ham i stor frykt.
B1930
Og alle Israels menn flyktet for mannen da de så ham, og var meget redde.

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  • 1 Samuel 13:6–7

    When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:11

    When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:30

    How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?

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  • Numbers 13:33

    And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

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  • Isaiah 30:17

    One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.

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  • Leviticus 26:36

    And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.

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  • Isaiah 7:2

    And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.

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