1 Samuel 17:45
43 And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
44 And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.
Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
46 This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
47 And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD’s, and he will give you into our hands.
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- BSB
- But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
- KJV
- Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
- WEB
- Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin; but I come to you in the name of the LORD of Armies, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
- ASV
- Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a javelin: but I come to thee in the name of Jehovah of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
- DARBY
- And David said to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with sword, and with spear, and with javelin; but I come to thee in the name of Jehovah of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
- BLB
- And David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with the sword, and with the spear, and with the javelin, and I come to you in the name of YHWH of Hosts, the God of the ranks of Israel, whom you have defied.
- ÅB
- David svarte filisteren: Du kommer mot meg med sverd og lanse og kastespyd; men jeg kommer mot deg i Herrens, hærskarenes Guds navn, han som er Gud for Israels fylkinger - han som du har hånet.
- OTB
- Da sa David til filisteren,
"Du kommer til meg med sverd, spyd og kastespyd,
men jeg kommer til deg i navnet til Herren, hærskarenes Gud,
Israels hærers Gud, som du har utfordret. - B1930
- David svarte filisteren: Du kommer mot mig med sverd og lanse og kastespyd; men jeg kommer mot dig i Herrens, hærskarenes Guds navn, han som er Gud for Israels fylkinger - han som du har hånet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 10:4
(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
Read in context2 Chronicles 32:8
With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
Read in context2 Corinthians 3:5
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
Read in contextPhilippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Read in contextPsalms 18:2
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
Read in contextPsalms 124:8–125:1
Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
Read in context2 Samuel 22:33–35
God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
Read in context1 Samuel 17:36
Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
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