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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/17.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_samuel/17.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />As soon as David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with David still holding the Philistine&#8217s head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/17.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />As soon as David returned from killing Goliath, Abner brought him to Saul with the Philistine’s head still in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And as soon as David returned from the striking down of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So when David returned from killing the Philistine, still holding his head in his hand, Abner took him and brought him before Saul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then, as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So when David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the Philistine’s head in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So when David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the Philistine&#8217s head in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So when David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the Philistine’s head in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So when David returned from striking down the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the Philistine’s head in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When David returned from killing [Goliath] the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the Philistine’s head still in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the Philistine&#8217s head still in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When David came back from fighting Goliath, he was still carrying Goliath's head. Abner took David to Saul, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner brought him to Saul. David had the Philistine's head in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So when David returned to camp after killing Goliath, Abner took him to Saul. David was still carrying Goliath's head. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When David returned from striking down the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him to Saul with the Philistine's head in his hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So when David returned from killing the Philistine, still holding his head in his hand, Abner took him and brought him before Saul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So when David returned from striking down the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul. He still had the head of the Philistine in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />As David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And when David turns back from striking the Philistine, then Abner takes him and brings him in before Saul, and the head of the Philistine [is] in his hand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And when David turneth back from smiting the Philistine, then Abner taketh him and bringeth him in before Saul, and the head of the Philistine in his hand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And as David turned back from striking the rover, and Abner will take him and bring him before Saul, and the head of the rover in his hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when David was returned, after the Philistine was slain, Abner took him, and brought him in before Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when David had returned, after the Philistine had been struck down, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul, having the head of the Philistine in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So when David returned from slaying the Philistine, Abner escorted him into Saul’s presence. David was still holding the Philistine’s head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />On David’s return from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when David returned after he had slain the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And when David returned, when he had killed the Philistine, Abnir led him and brought him before Shaul, and the head of the Philistine was in his hand<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/17-57.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=5212" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/17.htm">David Slays Goliath</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">56</span>“Find out whose son this young man is!” said the king. <span class="reftext">57</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">So when David</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: ū·ḵə·šūḇ (Conj-w, Prep-k:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">returned</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: mê·hak·kō·wṯ (Prep-m:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">from killing</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6430.htm" title="6430: hap·pə·liš·tî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Inhab. of Philistia. Patrial from Plesheth; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth.">the Philistine,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6430.htm" title="6430: hap·pə·liš·tî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Inhab. of Philistia. Patrial from Plesheth; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth.">still holding his</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: wə·rōš (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">head</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yā·ḏōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">in his hand,</a> <a href="/hebrew/74.htm" title="74: ’aḇ·nêr (N-proper-ms) -- My father is a lamp, an Isr. name. Or nabiyner; from 'ab and niyr; father of light; Abner, an Israelite.">Abner</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">took</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·ḇi·’ê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and brought him</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/7586.htm" title="7586: šā·’ūl (N-proper-ms) -- Passive participle of sha'al; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites.">Saul.</a> </span><span class="reftext">58</span>“Whose son are you, young man?” asked Saul. “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,” David replied.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-2.htm">1 Samuel 18:2</a></span><br />And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-21.htm">1 Samuel 16:21-22</a></span><br />When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul loved him very much, and David became his armor-bearer. / Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-6.htm">1 Samuel 18:6-7</a></span><br />As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments. / And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-54.htm">1 Samuel 17:54</a></span><br />David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, and he put Goliath’s weapons in his own tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-5.htm">1 Samuel 18:5</a></span><br />So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul’s officers as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-18.htm">1 Samuel 16:18</a></span><br />One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-16.htm">1 Samuel 18:16</a></span><br />But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he was leading them out to battle and back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-13.htm">1 Samuel 18:13</a></span><br />Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men. David led the troops out to battle and back,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-20.htm">1 Samuel 18:20-21</a></span><br />Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him. / “I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-27.htm">1 Samuel 18:27</a></span><br />David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/19-8.htm">1 Samuel 19:8</a></span><br />When war broke out again, David went out and fought the Philistines and struck them with such a mighty blow that they fled before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/21-9.htm">1 Samuel 21:9</a></span><br />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 here.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/5-2.htm">2 Samuel 5:2</a></span><br />Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-8.htm">2 Samuel 7:8</a></span><br />Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/8-15.htm">2 Samuel 8:15</a></span><br />Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.</p><p class="hdg">the head</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/17-54.htm">1 Samuel 17:54</a></b></br> And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/17-55.htm">Abner</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-55.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-21.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-50.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-54.htm">Head</a> <a href="/judges/16-26.htm">Holding</a> <a href="/judges/9-56.htm">Killing</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-55.htm">Philistine</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-54.htm">Philistine's</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-55.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-32.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-30.htm">Smiting</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-10.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-39.htm">Turneth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/20-25.htm">Abner</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-58.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-8.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-10.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-13.htm">Head</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-38.htm">Holding</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-6.htm">Killing</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-6.htm">Philistine</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-11.htm">Philistine's</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-58.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-6.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-8.htm">Smiting</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-41.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-11.htm">Turneth</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/17-1.htm">The armies of the Israelites and Philistines being ready to battle</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/17-4.htm">Goliath challenges a combat</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/17-12.htm">David, sent by his father to visit his brothers, takes the challenge</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/17-28.htm">Eliab chides him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/17-30.htm">He is brought to Saul</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/17-32.htm">shows the reason of his confidence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/17-38.htm">and slays the giant</a></span><br><span class="reftext">55. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/17-55.htm">Saul takes notice of David</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This event occurs in the Valley of Elah, a significant location for Israel's battles against the Philistines. David's triumph is not just a personal victory but a national one, symbolizing God's deliverance of Israel. This moment foreshadows Christ's ultimate victory over sin and death, as David, a type of Christ, defeats the giant, representing evil and oppression.<p><b>still holding his head in his hand</b><br>The act of holding Goliath's head is a powerful symbol of victory and divine justice. In ancient Near Eastern culture, displaying the head of a defeated enemy was a common practice to demonstrate triumph and instill fear in adversaries. This act signifies the complete and undeniable defeat of the Philistine threat. It also echoes the prophecy in <a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15</a>, where the seed of the woman will crush the serpent's head, pointing to Christ's ultimate victory over Satan.<p><b>Abner took him</b><br>Abner, the commander of Saul's army, plays a crucial role in the narrative. His involvement highlights the military and political implications of David's victory. Abner's actions suggest recognition of David's emerging leadership and God's favor upon him. This moment marks the beginning of David's rise to prominence in Israel, setting the stage for his future kingship.<p><b>and brought him before Saul</b><br>David's presentation to Saul signifies a turning point in his life. Saul, the current king, is confronted with the reality of David's divine anointing and favor. This encounter foreshadows the complex relationship between Saul and David, characterized by jealousy and conflict. It also underscores the theme of God's sovereignty in raising leaders according to His purpose, as seen throughout the biblical narrative. David's presence before Saul prefigures Christ's presentation before earthly authorities, emphasizing the divine mission and authority bestowed upon him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>A young shepherd who becomes a central figure in Israel's history. Known for his faith in God, he defeats Goliath, the Philistine giant, with a sling and a stone.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/abner.htm">Abner</a></b><br>The commander of Saul's army. He plays a significant role in bringing David to King Saul after David's victory over Goliath.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a></b><br>The first king of Israel, who struggles with obedience to God. He is initially impressed by David's victory but later becomes envious of him.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/philistine.htm">Philistine</a></b><br>Refers to Goliath, the giant warrior defeated by David. The Philistines were a constant threat to Israel during this period.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/goliath's_head.htm">Goliath's Head</a></b><br>Symbolizes David's victory and God's deliverance. It serves as a tangible proof of God's power and David's faith.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>David's victory over Goliath is a testament to the power of faith. Despite his youth and inexperience, David trusted God completely. We are called to act in faith, trusting God to overcome the giants in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The event underscores God's control over the affairs of men. David's triumph was not due to his own strength but because God was with him. We should recognize God's hand in our victories and give Him the glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_and_obedience.htm">Courage and Obedience</a></b><br>David's courage came from his obedience to God. He did not rely on conventional weapons but on God's guidance. We should seek to obey God, even when it requires stepping out of our comfort zones.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_humility.htm">Leadership and Humility</a></b><br>David's humility is evident as he gives credit to God for the victory. True leadership involves recognizing our dependence on God and leading others to do the same.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbol_of_deliverance.htm">Symbol of Deliverance</a></b><br>Goliath's head serves as a symbol of God's deliverance. In our lives, we should remember and celebrate the victories God has given us as reminders of His faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_david_beat_goliath.htm">How did David defeat the giant Goliath?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_achish_accept_david_in_1_sam_29.htm">How can David's earlier triumphs over the Philistines, such as in 1 Samuel 17, be reconciled with Achish's acceptance of him in 1 Samuel 29?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_400_men_escape_on_camels.htm">How did only 400 men escape on camels if David and his men fought so extensively (1 Samuel 30:17)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/david's_absence__align_or_contradict.htm">1 Chronicles 20:1: How does David's apparent absence during the battle align with or contradict other accounts of his military leadership?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/17-57.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So when David</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִ֗ד</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">returned</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְשׁ֣וּב</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·šūḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from killing</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽהַכּוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(mê·hak·kō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Philistine,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pə·liš·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6430.htm">Strong's 6430: </a> </span><span class="str2">Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia</span><br /><br /><span class="word">still holding [his]</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pə·liš·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6430.htm">Strong's 6430: </a> </span><span class="str2">Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia</span><br /><br /><span class="word">head</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרֹ֥אשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in his hand,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיָדֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yā·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Abner</span><br /><span class="heb">אַבְנֵ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(’aḇ·nêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_74.htm">Strong's 74: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abner -- 'my father is a lamp', an Israelite name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">took</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקַּ֤ח</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹתוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and brought him</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḇi·’ê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Saul.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁא֑וּל</span> <span class="translit">(šā·’ūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm">Strong's 7586: </a> </span><span class="str2">Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/17-57.htm">1 Samuel 17:57 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/17-57.htm">1 Samuel 17:57 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/17-57.htm">1 Samuel 17:57 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/17-57.htm">1 Samuel 17:57 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/17-57.htm">1 Samuel 17:57 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/17-57.htm">1 Samuel 17:57 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/17-57.htm">1 Samuel 17:57 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/17-57.htm">1 Samuel 17:57 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/17-57.htm">1 Samuel 17:57 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/17-57.htm">1 Samuel 17:57 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/17-57.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 17:57 As David returned from the slaughter (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/17-56.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 17:56"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 17:56" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/17-58.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 17:58"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 17:58" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>