1 Samuel 17:43 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 17:43

41 So the Philistine came, and began drawing near to David, and the man who bore the shield went before him.

42 And when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he ^adisdained him; for he was only a youth, ^bruddy and good-looking.

43 So the Philistine ^asaid to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

44 And the Philistine ^asaid to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!”

45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. ^aBut I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have ^bdefied.

46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give ^athe carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, ^bthat all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.

47 Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord ^adoes not save with sword and spear; for ^bthe battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands.”

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 17:43

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you should come to me with sticks? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

Contemporary English Version
"Do you think I'm a dog?" Goliath asked. "Is that why you've come after me with a stick?" He cursed David in the name of the Philistine gods

Darby English Version
And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

Good News Bible
He said to David, "What's that stick for? Do you think I'm a dog?" And he called down curses from his god on David.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
The Philistine said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods."

New International Version
He said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

New King James Version
So the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The Philistine said to David, "Do you consider me a dog, that you come to me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

Revised Standard Version
And the Philistine said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

Young's Literal Translation
And the Philistine saith unto David, `Am I a dog that thou art coming unto me with staves?' and the Philistine revileth David by his gods,

New English Translation
The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you are coming after me with sticks?”¹ Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

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