1 Samuel 17:50
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וַיֶּחֱזַקvaiyechezakand he was strongH2388דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732מִן־min-more thanH4480הַפְּלִשְׁתִּיhapelishtithe PhilistineH6430בַּקֶּלַעbakela'with the slingH7050וּבָאֶבֶןuva'evenand with the stoneH68וַיַּךְvaiyakhand he struck downH5221אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַפְּלִשְׁתִּיhapelishtithe PhilistineH6430וַיְמִיתֵהוּvaymitehuand he killed himH4191וְחֶרֶבvecherevand [was] a swordH2719אֵין'einthere notH369בְּיַד־beyad-in [the] hand ofH3027דָּוִד׃davidDavidH1732
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Related verses
- Judges 15:15And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.He found the fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and struck down a thousand men.
- 1 Samuel 23:21And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord; for ye have compassion on me.“May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me.
- 1 Samuel 21:9And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.The 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 17:39And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.David 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.
- Judges 3:31And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. And he too saved Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.
- 1 Samuel 13:22So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.So 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.
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