Verse 24
1 Samuel 17:24
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
24
And all the Israelites when they saw the man, fled from his face, fearing him exceedingly.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/כֹל֙ אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בִּ/רְאוֹתָ֖/ם אֶת הָ/אִ֑ישׁ וַ/יָּנֻ֨סוּ֙ מִ/פָּנָ֔י/ו וַ/יִּֽירְא֖וּ מְאֹֽד
English Translation
And all the men of Israel, upon seeing the man, fled from before me and were very afraid.
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Chapter 17 Context
1
Now the Philistines gathering together their troops to battle, assembled at Socho of Juda, and campe...
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And Saul and the children of Israel being gathered together came to the valley of Terebinth, and the...
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And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other...
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And there went out a man baseborn from the camp of the Philistines named Goliath, of Geth, whose hei...
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And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was clothed with a coat of mail with scales, and...
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And he had greaves of brass on his legs, and a buckler of brass covered his shoulders.
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And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and the head of his spear weighed six hundred s...
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And standing he cried out to the bands of Israel, and said to them: Why are you come out prepared to...
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If he be able to fight with me, and kill me, we will be servants to you: but if I prevail against hi...
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And the Philistine said: I have defied the bands of Israel this day: Give me a man, and let him figh...
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And Saul and all the Israelites hearing these words of the Philistine were dismayed, and greatly afr...
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12
Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Juda before mentioned, whose name was Isai, wh...
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And his three eldest sons followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to...
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But David was the youngest. So the three eldest having followed Saul,
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David went, and returned from Saul, to feed his father's flock at Bethlehem.
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Now the Philistine came out morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
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And Isai said to David his son: Take for thy brethren an ephi of frumenty, and these ten loaves, and...
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And carry these ten little cheeses to the tribune: and go see thy brethren, if they are well: and le...
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But Saul, and they, and all the children of Israel were in the valley of Terebinth fighting against...
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David therefore arose in the morning, and gave the charge of the flock to the keeper: and went away...
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For Israel had put themselves in array, and the Philistines who stood against them were prepared.
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And David leaving the vessels which he had brought, under the care of the keeper of the baggage, ran...
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And as he talked with them, that baseborn man whose name was Goliath, the Philistine, of Geth, shewe...
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And all the Israelites when they saw the man, fled from his face, fearing him exceedingly.
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And some one of Israel said: Have you seen this man that is come up, for he is come up to defy Israe...
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And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying: What shall be given to the man that shall kill...
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And the people answered him the same words saying: These things shall be given to the man that shall...
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Now when Eliab his eldest brother heard this, when he was speaking with others, he was angry with Da...
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And David said: What have I done? is there not cause to speak?
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And he turned a little aside from him to another: and said the same word. And the people answered hi...
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And the words which David spoke were heard, and were rehearsed before Saul.
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And when he was brought to him, he said to him: Let not any man's heart be dismayed in him: I thy se...
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And Saul said to David: Thou art not able to withstand this Philistine, nor to fight against him: fo...
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And David said to Saul: Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, or a bear, and t...
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And I pursued after them, and struck them, and delivered it out of their mouth: and they rose up aga...
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For I thy servant have killed both a lion and a bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be als...
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And David said: The Lord who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear...
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And Saul clothed David with his garments, and put a helmet of brass upon his head, and armed him wit...
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And David having girded his sword upon his armour, began to try if he could walk in armour: for he w...
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And he took his staff, which he had always in his hands: and chose him five smooth stones out of the...
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And the Philistine came on, and drew nigh against David, and his armourbearer before him.
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And when the Philistine looked, and beheld David, he despised him. For he was a young man, ruddy, an...
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And the Philistine said to David: Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with a staff? And the Philistin...
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And he said to David: Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the birds of the air, and to the beas...
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And David said to the Philistine: Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shiel...
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This day, and the Lord will deliver thee into my hand, and I will slay thee, and take away thy head...
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And all this assembly shall know, that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for it is his battl...
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And when the Philistine arose and was coming, and drew nigh to meet David, David made haste, and ran...
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And he put his hand into his scrip, and took a stone, and cast it with the sling, and fetching it ab...
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And David prevailed over the Philistine, with a sling and a stone, and he struck, and slew the Phili...
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He ran, and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath, and slew h...
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And the men of Israel and Juda rising up shouted, and pursued after the Philistines till they came t...
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And the children of Israel returning, after they had pursued the Philistines, fell upon their camp.
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And David taking the head of the Philistine brought it to Jerusalem: but his armour he put in his te...
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Now at the time that Saul saw David going out against the Philistines, he said to Abner the captain...
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And the king said: Inquire thou, whose son this man is.
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And when David was returned, after the Philistine was slain, Abner took him, and brought him in befo...
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And Saul said to him: Young man, of what family art thou? And David said: I am the son of thy servan...
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Verse Information
- Book
- 1 Samuel
- Chapter
- Chapter 17 (58 verses)
- Version
- Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition