Verse 43
1 Samuel 17:43
New Living Translation
43
“Am I a dog,” he roared at David, “that you come at me with a stick?” And he cursed David by the names of his gods.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּי֙ אֶל דָּוִ֔ד הֲ/כֶ֣לֶב אָנֹ֔כִי כִּֽי אַתָּ֥ה בָֽא אֵלַ֖/י בַּ/מַּקְל֑וֹת וַ/יְקַלֵּ֧ל הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֛י אֶת דָּוִ֖ד בֵּ/אלֹהָֽי/ו
English Translation
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.
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Chapter 17 Context
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The Philistines now mustered their army for battle and camped between Socoh in Judah and Azekah at E...
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Saul countered by gathering his Israelite troops near the valley of Elah.
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So the Philistines and Israelites faced each other on opposite hills, with the valley between them.
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Then Goliath, a Philistine champion from Gath, came out of the Philistine ranks to face the forces o...
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He wore a bronze helmet, and his bronze coat of mail weighed 125 pounds.
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He also wore bronze leg armor, and he carried a bronze javelin on his shoulder.
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The shaft of his spear was as heavy and thick as a weaver’s beam, tipped with an iron spearhead that...
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Goliath stood and shouted a taunt across to the Israelites. “Why are you all coming out to fight?” h...
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If he kills me, then we will be your slaves. But if I kill him, you will be our slaves!
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I defy the armies of Israel today! Send me a man who will fight me!”
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When Saul and the Israelites heard this, they were terrified and deeply shaken.
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Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem in the land of Judah. Jesse...
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Jesse’s three oldest sons — Eliab, Abinadab, and Shimea — had already joined Saul’s army to fight th...
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David was the youngest son. David’s three oldest brothers stayed with Saul’s army,
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but David went back and forth so he could help his father with the sheep in Bethlehem.
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For forty days, every morning and evening, the Philistine champion strutted in front of the Israelit...
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One day Jesse said to David, “Take this basket of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread, and c...
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And give these ten cuts of cheese to their captain. See how your brothers are getting along, and bri...
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David’s brothers were with Saul and the Israelite army at the valley of Elah, fighting against the P...
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So David left the sheep with another shepherd and set out early the next morning with the gifts, as...
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Soon the Israelite and Philistine forces stood facing each other, army against army.
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David left his things with the keeper of supplies and hurried out to the ranks to greet his brothers...
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As he was talking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, came out from the Philistin...
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As soon as the Israelite army saw him, they began to run away in fright.
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“Have you seen the giant?” the men asked. “He comes out each day to defy Israel. The king has offere...
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David asked the soldiers standing nearby, “What will a man get for killing this Philistine and endin...
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And these men gave David the same reply. They said, “Yes, that is the reward for killing him.”
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But when David’s oldest brother, Eliab, heard David talking to the men, he was angry. “What are you...
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“What have I done now?” David replied. “I was only asking a question!”
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He walked over to some others and asked them the same thing and received the same answer.
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Then David’s question was reported to King Saul, and the king sent for him.
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“Don’t worry about this Philistine,” David told Saul. “I’ll go fight him!”
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“Don’t be ridiculous!” Saul replied. “There’s no way you can fight this Philistine and possibly win!...
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But David persisted. “I have been taking care of my father’s sheep and goats,” he said. “When a lion...
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I go after it with a club and rescue the lamb from its mouth. If the animal turns on me, I catch it...
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I have done this to both lions and bears, and I’ll do it to this pagan Philistine, too, for he has d...
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The LORD who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine!...
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Then Saul gave David his own armor — a bronze helmet and a coat of mail.
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David put it on, strapped the sword over it, and took a step or two to see what it was like, for he...
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He picked up five smooth stones from a stream and put them into his shepherd’s bag. Then, armed only...
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Goliath walked out toward David with his shield bearer ahead of him,
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sneering in contempt at this ruddy-faced boy.
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“Am I a dog,” he roared at David, “that you come at me with a stick?” And he cursed David by the nam...
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“Come over here, and I’ll give your flesh to the birds and wild animals!” Goliath yelled.
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David replied to the Philistine, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you i...
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Today the LORD will conquer you, and I will kill you and cut off your head. And then I will give the...
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And everyone assembled here will know that the LORD rescues his people, but not with sword and spear...
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As Goliath moved closer to attack, David quickly ran out to meet him.
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Reaching into his shepherd’s bag and taking out a stone, he hurled it with his sling and hit the Phi...
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So David triumphed over the Philistine with only a sling and a stone, for he had no sword.
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Then David ran over and pulled Goliath’s sword from its sheath. David used it to kill him and cut of...
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Then the men of Israel and Judah gave a great shout of triumph and rushed after the Philistines, cha...
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Then the Israelite army returned and plundered the deserted Philistine camp.
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(David took the Philistine’s head to Jerusalem, but he stored the man’s armor in his own tent.)
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As Saul watched David go out to fight the Philistine, he asked Abner, the commander of his army, “Ab...
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“Well, find out who he is!” the king told him.
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As soon as David returned from killing Goliath, Abner brought him to Saul with the Philistine’s head...
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“Tell me about your father, young man,” Saul said. And David replied, “His name is Jesse, and we liv...
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Verse Information
- Book
- 1 Samuel
- Chapter
- Chapter 17 (58 verses)
- Version
- New Living Translation