1 Samuel 17:50
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.”
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“Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.”
King James Version · Public Domain“So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And David is stronger than the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smiteth the Philistine, and putteth him to death, and there is no sword in the hand of David,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 17:50 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 3:31After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. And he too saved Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.
- Judges 15:15He found the fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and struck down a thousand men.
- 1 Samuel 13:22So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hands of the troops with Saul and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had weapons.
- 1 Samuel 17:39David strapped his sword over the tunic and tried to walk, but he was not accustomed to them. “I cannot walk in these,” David said to Saul. “I am not accustomed to them.” So David took them off.
- 1 Samuel 21:9The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
- 1 Samuel 23:21“May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me.
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