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1 Samuel 17:33

DavidSaul
DoubtYouthFear

31 Now David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, who called for him.

32 And David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail on account of this Philistine. Your servant will go and fight him!”

But Saul replied, “You cannot go out against this Philistine to fight him. You are just a boy, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”

34 David replied, “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,

35 I went after it, struck it down, and delivered the lamb from its mouth. If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it.

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BSB
But Saul replied, “You cannot go out against this Philistine to fight him. You are just a boy, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”
KJV
And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
WEB
Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.”
ASV
And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
DARBY
And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
BLB
And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you [are] a youth, and he [is] a man of war from his youth.”
ÅB
Men Saul sa til David: Du kan ikke gå mot denne filister og stride med ham; for du er ung, og han er en krigsmann fra sin ungdom av.
OTB
Men Saul sa til David: "Du er ikke i stand til å gå mot denne filisteren for å kjempe mot ham, for du er bare en ungdom, og han har vært en kriger fra sin ungdom."
B1930
Men Saul sa til David: Du kan ikke gå mot denne filister og stride med ham; for du er ung, og han er en krigsmann fra sin ungdom av.

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  • Numbers 13:31

    But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!”

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  • Deuteronomy 9:2

    The people are strong and tall, the descendants of the Anakim. You know about them, and you have heard it said, “Who can stand up to the sons of Anak?”

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  • Revelation 13:4

    They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”

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  • Psalms 11:1

    In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!

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  • 1 Samuel 17:56

    “Find out whose son this young man is!” said the king.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:42

    When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him because he was just a boy, ruddy and handsome.

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