1 Samuel 17:40
38 Then Saul clothed David in his own tunic, put a bronze helmet on his head, and dressed him in armor.
39 David strapped his sword over the tunic and tried to walk, but he was not accustomed to them. “I cannot walk in these,” David said to Saul. “I am not accustomed to them.” So David took them off.
And David took his staff in his hand, selected five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag. And with his sling in hand, he approached the Philistine.
41 Now the Philistine came closer and closer to David, with his shield-bearer before him.
42 When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him because he was just a boy, ruddy and handsome.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And David took his staff in his hand, selected five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag. And with his sling in hand, he approached the Philistine.
- KJV
- And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.
- WEB
- He took his staff in his hand, and chose for himself five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag which he had. His sling was in his hand; and he came near to the Philistine.
- ASV
- And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd`s bag which he had, even in his wallet; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.
- DARBY
- And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's bag that he had, into the pocket; and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to the Philistine.
- BLB
- And he took his staff in his hand, and he chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook, and he put them in a bag of the shepherd that [was] unto him, even in the pouch. And his sling was in his hand, and he drew near to the Philistine.
- ÅB
- og tok sin stav i hånden og søkte seg ut fem glatte steiner i bekken; dem la han i hyrdetasken som han hadde med seg, og sin slynge hadde han i hånden; og så gikk han fram mot filisteren.
- OTB
- Så tok han staven sin i hånden, og valgte seg fem glatte steiner fra bekken, og la dem i hyrdevesken som han hadde, det vil si i lommen sin, og slyngen var i hånden hans. Og han nærmet seg filisteren.
- B1930
- og tok sin stav i hånden og søkte sig ut fem glatte stener i bekken; dem la han i hyrdetasken som han hadde med sig, og sin slynge hadde han i hånden; og så gikk han frem mot filisteren.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 1:27–29
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
Read in contextJudges 15:15–16
He found the fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and struck down a thousand men.
Read in contextJudges 20:16
Among all these soldiers there were 700 select left-handers, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair without missing.
Read in contextMatthew 10:10
Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.
Read in contextJudges 7:16–20
And he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each man a ram’s horn in one hand and a large jar in the other, containing a torch.
Read in contextJudges 3:31
After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. And he too saved Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.
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