Verse 46

1 Samuel 17:46

New Living Translation

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46 Today the LORD will conquer you, and I will kill you and cut off your head. And then I will give the dead bodies of your men to the birds and wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God (Elohim) in Israel!

Original Language Text

hebrew

הַ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/זֶּ֡ה יְסַגֶּרְ/ךָ֩ יְהוָ֨ה בְּ/יָדִ֜/י וְ/הִכִּיתִ֗/ךָ וַ/הֲסִרֹתִ֤י אֶת רֹֽאשְׁ/ךָ֙ מֵ/עָלֶ֔י/ךָ וְ/נָ֨תַתִּ֜י פֶּ֣גֶר מַחֲנֵ֤ה פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ הַ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/זֶּ֔ה לְ/ע֥וֹף הַ/שָּׁמַ֖יִם וּ/לְ/חַיַּ֣ת הָ/אָ֑רֶץ וְ/יֵֽדְעוּ֙ כָּל הָ/אָ֔רֶץ כִּ֛י יֵ֥שׁ אֱלֹהִ֖ים לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

English Translation

Today the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you, and I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines today to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the earth, and all the earth will know that there is a God in Israel.

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Chapter 17 Context

1 The Philistines now mustered their army for battle and camped between Socoh in Judah and Azekah at E... Focus ↗

2 Saul countered by gathering his Israelite troops near the valley of Elah. Focus ↗

3 So the Philistines and Israelites faced each other on opposite hills, with the valley between them. Focus ↗

4 Then Goliath, a Philistine champion from Gath, came out of the Philistine ranks to face the forces o... Focus ↗

5 He wore a bronze helmet, and his bronze coat of mail weighed 125 pounds. Focus ↗

6 He also wore bronze leg armor, and he carried a bronze javelin on his shoulder. Focus ↗

7 The shaft of his spear was as heavy and thick as a weaver’s beam, tipped with an iron spearhead that... Focus ↗

8 Goliath stood and shouted a taunt across to the Israelites. “Why are you all coming out to fight?” h... Focus ↗

9 If he kills me, then we will be your slaves. But if I kill him, you will be our slaves! Focus ↗

10 I defy the armies of Israel today! Send me a man who will fight me!” Focus ↗

11 When Saul and the Israelites heard this, they were terrified and deeply shaken. Focus ↗

12 Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem in the land of Judah. Jesse... Focus ↗

13 Jesse’s three oldest sons — Eliab, Abinadab, and Shimea — had already joined Saul’s army to fight th... Focus ↗

14 David was the youngest son. David’s three oldest brothers stayed with Saul’s army, Focus ↗

15 but David went back and forth so he could help his father with the sheep in Bethlehem. Focus ↗

16 For forty days, every morning and evening, the Philistine champion strutted in front of the Israelit... Focus ↗

17 One day Jesse said to David, “Take this basket of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread, and c... Focus ↗

18 And give these ten cuts of cheese to their captain. See how your brothers are getting along, and bri... Focus ↗

19 David’s brothers were with Saul and the Israelite army at the valley of Elah, fighting against the P... Focus ↗

20 So David left the sheep with another shepherd and set out early the next morning with the gifts, as... Focus ↗

21 Soon the Israelite and Philistine forces stood facing each other, army against army. Focus ↗

22 David left his things with the keeper of supplies and hurried out to the ranks to greet his brothers... Focus ↗

23 As he was talking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, came out from the Philistin... Focus ↗

24 As soon as the Israelite army saw him, they began to run away in fright. Focus ↗

25 “Have you seen the giant?” the men asked. “He comes out each day to defy Israel. The king has offere... Focus ↗

26 David asked the soldiers standing nearby, “What will a man get for killing this Philistine and endin... Focus ↗

27 And these men gave David the same reply. They said, “Yes, that is the reward for killing him.” Focus ↗

28 But when David’s oldest brother, Eliab, heard David talking to the men, he was angry. “What are you... Focus ↗

29 “What have I done now?” David replied. “I was only asking a question!” Focus ↗

30 He walked over to some others and asked them the same thing and received the same answer. Focus ↗

31 Then David’s question was reported to King Saul, and the king sent for him. Focus ↗

32 “Don’t worry about this Philistine,” David told Saul. “I’ll go fight him!” Focus ↗

33 “Don’t be ridiculous!” Saul replied. “There’s no way you can fight this Philistine and possibly win!... Focus ↗

34 But David persisted. “I have been taking care of my father’s sheep and goats,” he said. “When a lion... Focus ↗

35 I go after it with a club and rescue the lamb from its mouth. If the animal turns on me, I catch it... Focus ↗

36 I have done this to both lions and bears, and I’ll do it to this pagan Philistine, too, for he has d... Focus ↗

37 The LORD who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine!... Focus ↗

38 Then Saul gave David his own armor — a bronze helmet and a coat of mail. Focus ↗

39 David put it on, strapped the sword over it, and took a step or two to see what it was like, for he... Focus ↗

40 He picked up five smooth stones from a stream and put them into his shepherd’s bag. Then, armed only... Focus ↗

41 Goliath walked out toward David with his shield bearer ahead of him, Focus ↗

42 sneering in contempt at this ruddy-faced boy. Focus ↗

43 “Am I a dog,” he roared at David, “that you come at me with a stick?” And he cursed David by the nam... Focus ↗

44 “Come over here, and I’ll give your flesh to the birds and wild animals!” Goliath yelled. Focus ↗

45 David replied to the Philistine, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you i... Focus ↗

46 Today the LORD will conquer you, and I will kill you and cut off your head. And then I will give the...

47 And everyone assembled here will know that the LORD rescues his people, but not with sword and spear... Focus ↗

48 As Goliath moved closer to attack, David quickly ran out to meet him. Focus ↗

49 Reaching into his shepherd’s bag and taking out a stone, he hurled it with his sling and hit the Phi... Focus ↗

50 So David triumphed over the Philistine with only a sling and a stone, for he had no sword. Focus ↗

51 Then David ran over and pulled Goliath’s sword from its sheath. David used it to kill him and cut of... Focus ↗

52 Then the men of Israel and Judah gave a great shout of triumph and rushed after the Philistines, cha... Focus ↗

53 Then the Israelite army returned and plundered the deserted Philistine camp. Focus ↗

54 (David took the Philistine’s head to Jerusalem, but he stored the man’s armor in his own tent.) Focus ↗

55 As Saul watched David go out to fight the Philistine, he asked Abner, the commander of his army, “Ab... Focus ↗

56 “Well, find out who he is!” the king told him. Focus ↗

57 As soon as David returned from killing Goliath, Abner brought him to Saul with the Philistine’s head... Focus ↗

58 “Tell me about your father, young man,” Saul said. And David replied, “His name is Jesse, and we liv... Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 17 (58 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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