1 Samuel 17:34 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 17:34

32 Then David said to Saul, ^a“Let no man’s heart fail because of him; ^byour servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”

33 And Saul said to David, ^a“You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.”

34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep his father’s sheep, and when a ^alion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock,

35 I went out after it and struck it, and delivered the lamb from its mouth; and when it arose against me, I caught it by its beard, and struck and killed it.

36 Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.”

37 Moreover David said, ^a“The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, ^b“Go, and the Lord be with you!”

38 So Saul clothed David with his¹ armor, and he put a bronze helmet on his head; he also clothed him with a coat of mail.

39 David fastened his sword to his armor and tried to walk, for he had not tested them. And David said to Saul, “I cannot walk with these, for I have not tested them.” So David took them off.

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 17:34

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American Standard Version
And David said unto Saul, Thy servant was keeping his father's sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,

Amplified® Bible
And David said to Saul, Your servant kept his father's sheep. And when there came a lion or again a bear and took a lamb out of the flock,

Contemporary English Version
But David told him: Your Majesty, I take care of my father's sheep. And when one of them is dragged off by a lion or a bear,

Darby English Version
And David said to Saul, Thy servant fed his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and also a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock.

Good News Bible
"Your Majesty," David said, "I take care of my father's sheep. Any time a lion or a bear carries off a lamb,

King James Version
And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:

New American Standard Bible
But David said to Saul, "Your servant was tending his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,

New International Version
But David said to Saul, "Your servant has been keeping his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock,

New King James Version
But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep his father’s sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But David said to Saul, "Your servant tended his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,

Revised Standard Version
But David said to Saul, "Your servant used to keep sheep for his father; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb from the flock,

Young's Literal Translation
And David saith unto Saul, `A shepherd hath thy servant been to his father among the sheep, and the lion hath come -- and the bear -- and hath taken away a sheep out of the drove,

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