Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
Am I a dog , that thou comest to me with staves ? - It is very likely that Goliath did not perceive the sling, which David might have kept coiled up within his hand.
Cursed David by his gods - Prayed his gods to curse him. This long parley between David and Goliath is quite in the style of those times. A Hindoo sometimes in a fit of anger says to his enemy, The goddess Kalee shall devour thee! May Doorga destroy thee! Homer' s heroes have generally an altercation before they engage; and sometimes enter into geographical and genealogical discussions, and vaunt and scold most contemptibly.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing 1 Samuel 17:43:
1 Samuel 17:10
1 Samuel 17:58
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