Verse 33

1 Samuel 17:33

World English Bible, British Edition

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33 Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.”

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל אֶל דָּוִ֗ד לֹ֤א תוּכַל֙ לָ/לֶ֨כֶת֙ אֶל הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֣י הַ/זֶּ֔ה לְ/הִלָּחֵ֖ם עִמּ֑/וֹ כִּֽי נַ֣עַר אַ֔תָּה וְ/ה֛וּא אִ֥ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֖ה מִ/נְּעֻרָֽי/ו

English Translation

And Saul said to David, "You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are a youth, and he is a man of war from his youth."

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Chapter 17 Context

1 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle; and they were gathered together at Soc... Focus ↗

2 Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of Elah, and set the b... Focus ↗

3 The Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other... Focus ↗

4 A champion out of the camp of the Philistines named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and... Focus ↗

5 He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he wore a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was fi... Focus ↗

6 He had bronze shin armour on his legs and a bronze javelin between his shoulders. Focus ↗

7 The staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of... Focus ↗

8 He stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, “Why have you come out to set your bat... Focus ↗

9 If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then will we be your servants; but if I prevail against... Focus ↗

10 The Philistine said, “I defy the armies of Israel today! Give me a man, that we may fight together!” Focus ↗

11 When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid. Focus ↗

12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight... Focus ↗

13 The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle; and the names of his three sons wh... Focus ↗

14 David was the youngest; and the three oldest followed Saul. Focus ↗

15 Now David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem. Focus ↗

16 The Philistine came near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days. Focus ↗

17 Jesse said to David his son, “Now take for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain and these te... Focus ↗

18 and bring these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand; and see how your brothers are doing, a... Focus ↗

19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philisti... Focus ↗

20 David rose up early in the morning and left the sheep with a keeper, and took the provisions and wen... Focus ↗

21 Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army. Focus ↗

22 David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage and ran to the army, and came and gr... Focus ↗

23 As he talked with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, came up out o... Focus ↗

24 All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were terrified. Focus ↗

25 The men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? He has surely come up to defy Israe... Focus ↗

26 David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, “What shall be done to the man who kills this Phili... Focus ↗

27 The people answered him in this way, saying, “So shall it be done to the man who kills him.” Focus ↗

28 Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger burnt against David, and... Focus ↗

29 David said, “What have I now done? Is there not a cause?” Focus ↗

30 He turned away from him towards another, and spoke like that again; and the people answered him agai... Focus ↗

31 When the words were heard which David spoke, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him. Focus ↗

32 David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with thi... Focus ↗

33 Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are b...

34 David said to Saul, “Your servant was keeping his father’s sheep; and when a lion or a bear came and... Focus ↗

35 I went out after him, struck him, and rescued it out of his mouth. When he arose against me, I caugh... Focus ↗

36 Your servant struck both the lion and the bear. This uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of the... Focus ↗

37 David said, “The LORD, who delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear, w... Focus ↗

38 Saul dressed David with his clothing. He put a helmet of bronze on his head, and he clad him with a... Focus ↗

39 David strapped his sword on his clothing and he tried to move, for he had not tested it. David said... Focus ↗

40 He took his staff in his hand, and chose for himself five smooth stones out of the brook, and put th... Focus ↗

41 The Philistine walked and came near to David; and the man who bore the shield went before him. Focus ↗

42 When the Philistine looked around and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy... Focus ↗

43 The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” The Philistine cursed D... Focus ↗

44 The Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and to... Focus ↗

45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin; b... Focus ↗

46 Today, the LORD will deliver you into my hand. I will strike you and take your head from off you. I... Focus ↗

47 and that all this assembly may know that the LORD doesn’t save with sword and spear; for the battle... Focus ↗

48 When the Philistine arose, and walked and came near to meet David, David hurried and ran towards the... Focus ↗

49 David put his hand in his bag, took a stone and slung it, and struck the Philistine in his forehead.... Focus ↗

50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine and... Focus ↗

51 Then David ran, stood over the Philistine, took his sword, drew it out of its sheath, killed him, an... Focus ↗

52 The men of Israel and of Judah arose and shouted, and pursued the Philistines as far as Gai and to t... Focus ↗

53 The children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they plundered their camp. Focus ↗

54 David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armour in his tent... Focus ↗

55 When Saul saw David go out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the army, “Abner... Focus ↗

56 The king said, “Enquire whose son the young man is!” Focus ↗

57 As David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul w... Focus ↗

58 Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, you young man?” David answered, “I am the son of your servant... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 17 (58 verses)
Version: World English Bible, British Edition

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