1 Samuel 17:40
38 And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
39 And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.
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.
41 And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.
42 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
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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 hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
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And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.
Read in contextJudges 20:16
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.
Read in contextMatthew 10:10
Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
Read in contextJudges 7:16–20
And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.
Read in contextJudges 3:31
And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.
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