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There was no sword in the hand of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but <i>there was</i> no sword in the hand of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. But <i>there was</i> no sword in the hand of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So David prevailed over the Philistine with the sling and the stone: he struck the Philistine and killed him, and there was no sword in David’s hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and he struck the Philistine and killed him; but there was no sword in David&#8217s hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and he struck the Philistine and killed him; but there was no sword in David’s hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and he struck the Philistine and put him to death; but there was no sword in David’s hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and he struck down the Philistine and killed him; but there was no sword in David’s hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David defeated the Philistine with a sling and a stone. David overpowered the Philistine and killed him without having a sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David defeated the Philistine with a sling and a stone. Even though David had no sword, he struck down the Philistine and killed him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />David defeated Goliath with a sling and a rock. He killed him without even using a sword. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So using [only] a sling and a stone, David proved to be stronger than the Philistine. David struck down and killed the Philistine, even though David didn't have a sword 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 />And so, without a sword, David defeated and killed Goliath with a sling and a stone! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />David defeated the Philistine with a sling and a stone; he struck down the Philistine and killed him, and there was no sword in David's hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />David prevailed over the Philistine with just the sling and the stone. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. David did not even have a sword 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 />So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine, and killed him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him; but there was no sword in David’s 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 David is stronger than the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and strikes the Philistine, and puts him to death, and there is no sword in the hand of David,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And David is stronger than the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smiteth the Philistine, and putteth him to death, and there is no sword in the hand of David,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And David will be strong upon him of the rovers with a sling and with a stone, and he will strike him of the rovers and kill him, and no sword in David's 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 David prevailed over the Philistine, with a sling and a stone, and he struck, and slew the Philistine. And as David had no sword 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 David prevailed against the Philistine with a sling and a stone. And he struck and killed the Philistine. But since David held no sword 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 />Thus David triumphed over the Philistine with sling and stone; he struck the Philistine dead, and did it without a sword in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, striking down the Philistine and killing him; there was no sword in David’s 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 />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone and struck the Philistine and he killed him, and a sword was not in the hand of David<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/17-50.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=5134" 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">49</span>Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground. <span class="reftext">50</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.">Thus David</a> <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: way·ye·ḥĕ·zaq (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">prevailed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">over</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/7050.htm" title="7050: baq·qe·la‘ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A sling, a, screen, the valve. From qala'; a sling; also a screen, or the valve itself.">with a sling</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: ū·ḇā·’e·ḇen (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">and a stone;</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: wə·ḥe·reḇ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">a sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ- (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">in his hand</a> <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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: way·yaḵ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">he struck down</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/4191.htm" title="4191: way·mî·ṯê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">and killed him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">51</span>David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him; and he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran.…<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/16-13.htm">1 Samuel 16:13</a></span><br />So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/13-14.htm">1 Samuel 13:14</a></span><br />But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/21-19.htm">2 Samuel 21:19</a></span><br />Once again there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/20-5.htm">1 Chronicles 20:5</a></span><br />Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/144-1.htm">Psalm 144:1</a></span><br />Of David. Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-34.htm">Psalm 18:34</a></span><br />He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-16.htm">Psalm 33:16-17</a></span><br />No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength. / A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-6.htm">Psalm 44:6-7</a></span><br />For I do not trust in my bow, nor does my sword save me. / For You save us from our enemies; You put those who hate us to shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-70.htm">Psalm 78:70-72</a></span><br />He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds; / from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance. / So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-19.htm">Psalm 89:19-20</a></span><br />You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people. / I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/4-6.htm">Zechariah 4:6</a></span><br />So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-42.htm">Matthew 21:42</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a></span><br />He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-36.htm">John 18:36</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/21-9.htm">1 Samuel 21:9</a></b></br> And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it <i>is here</i> wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take <i>it</i>: for <i>there is</i> no other save that here. And David said, <i>There is</i> none like that; give it me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/23-21.htm">1 Samuel 23:21</a></b></br> And Saul said, Blessed <i>be</i> ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/3-31.htm">Judges 3:31</a></b></br> And 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.</p><p class="hdg">but there was</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/17-39.htm">1 Samuel 17:39</a></b></br> And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved <i>it</i>. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved <i>them</i>. And David put them off him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/13-22.htm">1 Samuel 13:22</a></b></br> So 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 <i>were</i> with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/17-49.htm">Band</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-24.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-49.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-23.htm">David's</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-35.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-49.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-36.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-49.htm">Leather</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-35.htm">Overcame</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-49.htm">Philistine</a> <a href="/judges/19-4.htm">Prevailed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-49.htm">Putteth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-36.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-49.htm">Sling</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-49.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-49.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-49.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/judges/18-26.htm">Stronger</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-49.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-47.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/exodus/15-21.htm">Triumphed</a> <a href="/judges/5-26.htm">Wounding</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/18-4.htm">Band</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-8.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-51.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-1.htm">David's</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-7.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-57.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-51.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/2_kings/1-8.htm">Leather</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-20.htm">Overcame</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-51.htm">Philistine</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-23.htm">Prevailed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-6.htm">Putteth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-51.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-29.htm">Sling</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-8.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-5.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-19.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-23.htm">Stronger</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-27.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-51.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/psalms/41-11.htm">Triumphed</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-37.htm">Wounding</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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The Philistines were a formidable enemy of Israel, often representing opposition to God's people. David's success is a testament to his faith in God, as he relied not on conventional weapons or armor but on divine assistance. This victory foreshadows the ultimate triumph of good over evil, a theme prevalent throughout Scripture.<p><b>with a sling and a stone</b><br>The sling was a simple weapon, often used by shepherds to protect their flocks. It required skill and precision, which David had honed during his time as a shepherd. The choice of a sling and stone highlights the theme of God using the humble and lowly to achieve His purposes, as seen in other biblical narratives like Gideon's victory over the Midianites. This also prefigures the way Jesus, the Good Shepherd, would use seemingly weak means to accomplish salvation.<p><b>without a sword in his hand</b><br>David's lack of a sword emphasizes his reliance on God rather than human weaponry. This detail underscores the biblical principle that victory comes not by might nor by power, but by God's Spirit. It contrasts with Goliath's reliance on physical strength and weaponry, illustrating the futility of trusting in human power alone. This theme is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are encouraged to put on the full armor of God, which is spiritual rather than physical.<p><b>he struck down the Philistine and killed him</b><br>David's action in striking down Goliath is a decisive moment that demonstrates God's deliverance. It signifies the defeat of the enemies of God's people and the establishment of David as a leader chosen by God. This act of deliverance is a type of Christ's victory over sin and death, where Jesus, through His death and resurrection, defeats the ultimate enemy. David's victory is a precursor to the greater salvation that would come through Christ, the Son of David.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>A young shepherd boy, anointed by God to be the future king of Israel. Known for his faith and trust in God, David is a central figure in this account, demonstrating courage and reliance on God rather than conventional weapons.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/goliath.htm">Goliath</a></b><br>A giant Philistine warrior who defied the armies of Israel. His defeat by David symbolizes the triumph of faith and God's power over human strength and intimidation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a></b><br>A significant enemy of Israel during this period. Their challenge to Israel and their champion, Goliath, set the stage for this pivotal confrontation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, who were initially fearful and intimidated by Goliath's challenge. David's victory serves as a turning point for their morale and faith.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/v/valley_of_elah.htm">Valley of Elah</a></b><br>The location of the battle between David and Goliath. This geographical setting is significant as the place where God demonstrated His power through David.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_over_fear.htm">Faith Over Fear</a></b><br>David's victory over Goliath illustrates the power of faith in God over fear of seemingly insurmountable challenges. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's strength rather than their own.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The account underscores God's control over events and His ability to use unlikely individuals to accomplish His purposes. It reminds us that God often works through those who are underestimated by the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_weapons.htm">Spiritual Weapons</a></b><br>David's use of a sling and stone, rather than a sword, symbolizes the effectiveness of spiritual weapons over physical ones. Believers are called to rely on prayer, faith, and God's Word in spiritual battles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_obedience.htm">Courage in Obedience</a></b><br>David's courage was rooted in his obedience to God. This teaches us that true courage comes from aligning our actions with God's will, even when it defies conventional wisdom.<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/bible's_view_on_gun_control.htm">What is the Bible's stance on gun control?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_david's_'ten_thousands'_song_true.htm">1 Samuel 18:5–7: Did the women’s song about David killing “ten thousands” reflect historical reality or an exaggeration? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_17_and_2_sam_7.htm">How do we reconcile the differences between 1 Chronicles 17 and 2 Samuel 7 regarding the details of God's covenant with David?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_david_or_elhanan_kill_goliath.htm">Did David or Elhanan kill Goliath?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(50) <span class= "bld">But there was no sword in the hand of David.</span>--The story of the daring of the son of Jesse dwells, and with good reason, on the extraordinary valour and skill of the young champion of Israel. Had his heart for one instant failed him--as, indeed, it well might; had he not possessed a confidence which nothing could shake in an unseen Helper--or had his skill as a marksman failed him in the slightest degree, the Philistine with one blow would have laid David lifeless at his feet; or had the active shepherd boy eluded his giant antagonist, it must have been by flight. In any case, the single combat upon which Israel had staked so much would have gone against the chosen people.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 50, 51.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone.</span> It is evident that the narrator regarded David's victory as extraordinary; and no doubt it required not only great courage, but also perfect skill, as only the lower portion of the forehead would be exposed, and on no other part of the giant's body would a blow have been of any avail. The narrator also calls attention to the fact that David relied upon his sling alone, for <span class="cmt_word">there was no sword in the hand of David.</span> Slings probably were regarded as useful only to harass an enemy, while swords, which they had only lately been able to procure (<a href="/1_samuel/13-22.htm">1 Samuel 13:22</a>), were regarded as the real weapons of offence. David, therefore, completes his victory by killing Goliath with his own sword as he lay stunned upon the ground. As Ahimelech considered it fit for David's own use (<a href="/1_samuel/21-9.htm">1 Samuel 21:9</a>), it was probably not so monstrous in size as Goliath's other weapons. <span class="cmt_word">Champion</span> is not the word so rendered in vers. 4, 23, but that used in <a href="/1_samuel/16-18.htm">1 Samuel 16:18</a> for "a <span class="accented">hero</span> of valour." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/17-50.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">Thus David</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִ֤ד</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">prevailed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֶּחֱזַ֨ק</span> <span class="translit">(way·ye·ḥĕ·zaq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2388.htm">Strong's 2388: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Philistine</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי֙</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">with a sling</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּקֶּ֣לַע</span> <span class="translit">(baq·qe·la‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7050.htm">Strong's 7050: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sling, a, screen, the valve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and a stone;</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָאֶ֔בֶן</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā·’e·ḇen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">without</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a sword</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחֶ֖רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥe·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in his hand</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיַד־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yaḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<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">he struck down</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<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">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">and killed him.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·mî·ṯê·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_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/17-50.htm">1 Samuel 17:50 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/17-50.htm">1 Samuel 17:50 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/17-50.htm">1 Samuel 17:50 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/17-50.htm">1 Samuel 17:50 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/17-50.htm">1 Samuel 17:50 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/17-50.htm">1 Samuel 17:50 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/17-50.htm">1 Samuel 17:50 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/17-50.htm">1 Samuel 17:50 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/17-50.htm">1 Samuel 17:50 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/17-50.htm">1 Samuel 17:50 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/17-50.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 17:50 So David prevailed over the Philistine (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/17-49.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 17:49"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 17:49" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/17-51.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 17:51"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 17:51" /></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>