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Am I not a Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose a man and have him come down to me. <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/17.htm">New Living Translation</a> Goliath stood and shouted a taunt across to the Israelites. “Why are you all coming out to fight?” he called. “I am the Philistine champion, but you are only the servants of Saul. Choose one man to come down here and fight me! <a href="/esv/1_samuel/17.htm">English Standard Version</a> He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why have you come out to draw up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me. <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me. <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/17.htm">King James Bible</a> And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/17.htm">New King James Version</a> Then he stood and cried out to the armies of Israel, and said to them, “Why have you come out to line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me. <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel and said to them, “Why do you come out to draw up in battle formation? Am I not the Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose a man as your representative and have him come down to me. <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/17.htm">NASB 1995</a> He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel and said to them, &#8220Why do you come out to draw up in battle array? Am I not the Philistine and you servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves and let him come down to me. <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And he stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, and said to them, “Why do you come out to draw up in battle array? Am I not the Philistine and you servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves and let him come down to me. <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And he stood and called out to the battle lines of Israel and said to them, “Why do you come out to arrange yourselves for battle? Am I not the Philistine and you slaves of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves and let him come down to me. <a href="/amp/1_samuel/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Goliath stood and shouted to the battle lines of Israel, saying to them, “Why have you come out to draw up for battle? Am I not the Philistine and are you not servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves and have him come down to me. <a href="/csb/1_samuel/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He stood and shouted to the Israelite battle formations, “Why do you come out to line up in battle formation? ” He asked them, “Am I not a Philistine and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me. <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He stood and shouted to the Israelite battle formations: &#8220Why do you come out to line up in battle formation?&#8221 He asked them, &#8220Am I not a Philistine and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me. <a href="/asv/1_samuel/17.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. <a href="/cev/1_samuel/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Goliath went out and shouted to the army of Israel: Why are you lining up for battle? I'm the best soldier in our army, and all of you are in Saul's army. Choose your best soldier to come out and fight me! <a href="/erv/1_samuel/17.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Goliath stood and called to the Israelites, "Why do you form a battle line? Am I not a Philistine, and aren't you Saul's servants? Choose a man, and let him come down to [fight] me. <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/17.htm">Good News Translation</a> Goliath stood and shouted at the Israelites, "What are you doing there, lined up for battle? I am a Philistine, you slaves of Saul! Choose one of your men to fight me. <a href="/isv/1_samuel/17.htm">International Standard Version</a> He stood still and called out to the ranks of Israel, "Why should you move into position for battle? Am I not a Philistine and you Saul's servants? Choose a man for yourselves to come down against me. <a href="/msb/1_samuel/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, ?Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me. <a href="/net/1_samuel/17.htm">NET Bible</a> Goliath stood and called to Israel's troops, "Why do you come out to prepare for battle? Am I not the Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose for yourselves a man so he may come down to me! <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He stood and shouted to the armies of Israel, and said to them, "Why have you come out to set your battle in array? Am I not a Philistine, and you servants to Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me. <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, Why have ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. <a href="/web/1_samuel/17.htm">World English Bible</a> He stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, “Why have you come out to set your battle in array? Am I not a Philistine, and you servants to Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And he stands and calls to the ranks of Israel, and says to them, “Why do you come out to set in array for battle? [Am] I not the Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me; <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he standeth and calleth unto the ranks of Israel, and saith to them, 'Why are ye come out to set in array the battle? am not I the Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose for you a man, and let him come down unto me; <a href="/slt/1_samuel/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will stand and call to the ranks of Israel, and say to them, Wherefore will ye come forth to arrange the battle? am not I of the rovers, and ye servants to Saul? select to yourselves a man, and he shall come down to me.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And standing he cried out to the bands of Israel, and said to them: Why are you come out prepared to fight? am not I a Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose out a man of you, and let him come down and fight hand to hand. <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And standing still, he cried out to the battle lines of Israel, and he said to them: “Why have you arrived, prepared for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose one man from among you, and let him descend to do battle alone. <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/17.htm">New American Bible</a> He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel: “Why come out in battle formation? I am a Philistine, and you are Saul’s servants. Choose one of your men, and have him come down to me. <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why have you come out to draw up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, Why have you come out to set your battle in array? Am I not a Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, that he may come out against me. <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he stood and he called to the ranks of Israel and said to them: “Why are you going out to arrange war? Behold, I am a Philistine and you are Servants of Shaul. Choose for you a man that he will go out against me<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them: 'Why do ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. <a href="/sep/1_samuel/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he stood and cried to the army of Israel, and said to them, Why are ye come forth to set yourselves in battle array against us? Am not I a Philistine, and ye He brews of Saul? Choose for yourselves a man, and let him come down to me. <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/17-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=4687" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/17.htm">Goliath's Challenge</a> …7The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. In addition, his shield bearer went before him. 8<a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">And Goliath stood</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">and shouted</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4634.htm" title="4634: ma·‘ar·ḵōṯ (N-fpc) -- Row, rank, battle line. Feminine of ma'arak; an arrangement; concretely, a pile; specifically a military array.">the ranks</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: lām·māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">“Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: ṯê·ṣə·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">do you come out</a> <a href="/hebrew/6186.htm" title="6186: la·‘ă·rōḵ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To set in a, row, arrange, put in order. A primitive root; to set in a row, i.e. Arrange, put in order.">and array yourselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: mil·ḥā·māh (N-fs) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war.">for battle?</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">Am I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō·w (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</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.">a Philistine,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tem (Conj-w:: Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">and are you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm (N-mp) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">not servants</a> <a href="/hebrew/7586.htm" title="7586: lə·šā·’ūl (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Passive participle of sha'al; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites.">of Saul?</a> <a href="/hebrew/1262.htm" title="1262: bə·rū- (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to select; also to feed; also to render clear.">Choose</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">one of your men</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: wə·yê·rêḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">and have him come down</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāy (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">against me.</a> 9If he is able to fight me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and labor for us.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/judges/9-28.htm">Judges 9:28</a> Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech? <a href="/2_kings/18-23.htm">2 Kings 18:23-24</a> Now, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them! / For how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen? <a href="/isaiah/36-8.htm">Isaiah 36:8-9</a> Now, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them! / For how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen? <a href="/numbers/13-31.htm">Numbers 13:31-33</a> But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!” / So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out: “The land we explored devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw there are great in stature. / We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak that come from the Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!” <a href="/deuteronomy/1-28.htm">Deuteronomy 1:28</a> Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’” <a href="/1_samuel/14-6.htm">1 Samuel 14:6</a> Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.” <a href="/1_samuel/17-10.htm">1 Samuel 17:10</a> Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel this day! Give me a man to fight!” <a href="/1_samuel/17-26.htm">1 Samuel 17:26</a> David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?” <a href="/1_samuel/17-36.htm">1 Samuel 17:36</a> Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.” <a href="/1_samuel/17-45.htm">1 Samuel 17:45</a> But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. <a href="/1_samuel/17-47.htm">1 Samuel 17:47</a> And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.” <a href="/2_samuel/21-21.htm">2 Samuel 21:21</a> and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him. <a href="/2_samuel/23-9.htm">2 Samuel 23:9-10</a> Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he went with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle at Pas-dammim. The men of Israel retreated, / but Eleazar stood his ground and struck the Philistines until his hand grew weary and stuck to his sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops returned to him, but only to plunder the dead. <a href="/2_samuel/23-16.htm">2 Samuel 23:16</a> So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD, <a href="/1_chronicles/11-12.htm">1 Chronicles 11:12-14</a> Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men. / He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At a place with a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines. / But Eleazar and David stationed themselves in the middle of the field and defended it. They struck down the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, Why are you come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and you servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.servants to Saul<a href="/1_samuel/17-26.htm">1 Samuel 17:26</a> And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?<a href="/1_samuel/8-17.htm">1 Samuel 8:17</a> He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.<a href="/2_samuel/11-11.htm">2 Samuel 11:11</a> And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/17-4.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-2.htm">Array</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-2.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-28.htm">Choose</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-11.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-3.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-4.htm">Philistine</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-2.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-19.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-12.htm">Shouted</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-3.htm">Stood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/17-10.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-20.htm">Array</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-13.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-15.htm">Choose</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-37.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-10.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-10.htm">Philistine</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-11.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-9.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-20.htm">Shouted</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-26.htm">Stood</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 17</div>1. <a href="/1_samuel/17-1.htm">The armies of the Israelites and Philistines being ready to battle</a> 4. <a href="/1_samuel/17-4.htm">Goliath challenges a combat</a> 12. <a href="/1_samuel/17-12.htm">David, sent by his father to visit his brothers, takes the challenge</a> 28. <a href="/1_samuel/17-28.htm">Eliab chides him</a> 30. <a href="/1_samuel/17-30.htm">He is brought to Saul</a> 32. <a href="/1_samuel/17-32.htm">shows the reason of his confidence</a> 38. <a href="/1_samuel/17-38.htm">and slays the giant</a> 55. <a href="/1_samuel/17-55.htm">Saul takes notice of David</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel Goliath's position as he stands and shouts signifies his dominance and confidence. The Philistines were a formidable enemy of Israel, often at war with them. Goliath, a giant from Gath, represents the peak of Philistine military might. His challenge is not just to the army but to the God of Israel, as the Philistines worshiped different deities. This moment sets the stage for a confrontation that is both physical and spiritual.Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle? Goliath's question is taunting, meant to undermine the morale of the Israelite army. The Israelites, led by King Saul, were encamped in the Valley of Elah, a strategic location for battle. The Philistines occupied one hill and the Israelites another, with the valley between them. Goliath's challenge questions the Israelites' readiness and capability, highlighting the psychological warfare common in ancient battles.Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Goliath emphasizes his identity as a Philistine, a people known for their advanced weaponry and military prowess. By referring to the Israelites as "servants of Saul," he diminishes their identity as God's chosen people, reducing them to mere followers of a human king. This reflects the Philistines' disdain for Israel and their God, and it challenges Saul's leadership, as Saul himself was chosen by God to lead Israel.Choose one of your men and have him come down against me This proposal of single combat was a common practice in ancient warfare, intended to decide the outcome of a battle without mass bloodshed. Goliath's challenge is a test of Israel's faith and courage. It foreshadows David's emergence as a type of Christ, a savior figure who confronts evil on behalf of God's people. This moment prefigures the ultimate victory of Christ over sin and death, as David, the future king, will defeat Goliath not by might, but by faith in God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/goliath.htm">Goliath</a> A giant Philistine warrior known for his immense size and strength, challenging the Israelites to send a champion to fight him. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The people of Israel, led by King Saul, who were encamped in the Valley of Elah to face the Philistine army. 3. <a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a> A group of people who were enemies of Israel, often in conflict with them during this period. 4. <a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a> The first king of Israel, who was leading the Israelite army against the Philistines. 5. <a href="/topical/v/valley_of_elah.htm">Valley of Elah</a> The location where the battle between the Israelites and the Philistines took place.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_our_identity_in_god.htm">Understanding Our Identity in God</a> Goliath's challenge questions the identity of the Israelites as "servants of Saul." Believers should remember their identity as children of God, not defined by worldly standards. <a href="/topical/f/facing_giants_with_faith.htm">Facing Giants with Faith</a> Just as Goliath challenged Israel, believers face spiritual "giants" today. Trusting in God's power rather than our own strength is crucial. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_words.htm">The Power of Words</a> Goliath's taunts were meant to instill fear. We must be mindful of the words we speak and hear, ensuring they align with God's truth. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a> Saul's role as king was to lead and inspire his people. Leaders today are called to guide others with courage and faith. <a href="/topical/c/choosing_the_right_battles.htm">Choosing the Right Battles</a> Not every challenge requires a direct confrontation. Discernment is needed to know when to stand firm and when to seek God's strategy.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 17</a> <a href="/q/how_did_david_beat_goliath.htm">How did David defeat the giant Goliath?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_objection_to_david's_philistine_ties.htm">Why is there no mention of the Israelites objecting to David's alliance with Philistines in 1 Samuel 29, given David's notable status and background?</a> <a href="/q/is_goliath_linked_to_the_nephilim.htm">What is Goliath's ancestry related to the Nephilim?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_philistines_suddenly_fear_david.htm">In 1 Samuel 29:3-5, why would the Philistines fear David so abruptly if Achish had trusted him for an extended time?</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>(8) Am not I a Philistine?--The literal rendering here gives a far more forcible reading: Am not I the Philistine? the famous warrior whom you know too well? The Targum of Jonathan adds here the proud boast of the giant warrior that it was he who had slain Hophni and Phinehas (the sons of Eli, the high priest), and had carried the Ark to the temple of Dagon. This Targum, although comparatively a late compilation, doubtless embodied many ancient national traditions.And ye servants to Saul.--Thus taunting the soldiers of Israel with the memory of the former glory of their king. Will none of the famous servants of the warrior king dare to meet me?Must we not deem it probable that the fact of the separation of the prophet from the king had been made public in Philistia, and that the present daring challenge was owing to their knowledge that the Spirit of the Lord--whom we know these enemies of the Hebrews dreaded with so awful a dread--had departed from Saul and his armies?<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 8-11. - He stood and cried unto the armies. Literally, "the ranks," the word being the noun formed from the verb translated set in array, just below. The same word is used throughout (see vers. 10, 20, 21, 22, 26, 45). Am not I a Philistine? Hebrew, "the Philistine," the champion on their side. I defy the armies. Hebrew, "I have cast scorn or insult upon the ranks of Israel this day." The sense is not so much that he defied them as that they were dishonoured by not accepting his challenge. They were dismayed. That is, terrified, and made uncertain what to do (comp. Jeremiah 1:36). We have seen from Mr. Condor's account that each army held an impregnable position on the two sides of the ravine, which neither could cross without the certainty of being defeated in the attempt by the other side. Under such circumstances there seemed no way of deciding the contest except by a single combat. But though Saul and his warriors were too terrified at Goliath's appearance to venture to meet him, still they held their ground for forty days, inasmuch as it was evidently impossible for him to cross the ravine clad in such cumbrous armour, nor did the Philistines venture to make the attempt, us the Israelites would have taken them at a manifest disadvantage. DAVID'S VISIT TO THE CAMP (vers. 12-31). The Vatican codex of the Septuagint omits the whole of this section, and it was inserted in the Alexandrian copy by Origen. It is found, however, in the other versions; and possibly this treatment of David's history as of a person unknown, just after the account given of him in ch. 16, did not seem so strange to readers in old time as it does to us, with whom reading is so much more easy an accomplishment. It is, nevertheless, one of the many indications that the Books of Samuel, though compiled from contemporaneous documents, were not arranged in their present form till long afterwards. It was only gradually that Samuel's schools dispersed throughout the country men trained in reading and writing, and trained up scholars capable of keeping the annals of each king's reign. The Books of Kings were, as we know, compiled from these annals; but probably at each prophetic school there would be stored up copies of Psalms written for their religious services, ballads such as those in the Book of Jashar, and in the Book of the Wars of Jehovah, narratives of stirring events like this before us, and histories both of their own chiefs, such as was Samuel, and afterwards Elijah and Elisha, and also of the kings. There is nothing remarkable, therefore, at finding information repeated; and having had in the previous narrative an account of a passing introduction of David to Saul as a musician, which led to little at the time, though subsequently David stood high in Saul's favour because of his skill upon the harp, we here have David's introduction to Saul as a warrior. <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/17-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And [Goliath] stood וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗ד (way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> To stand, in various relations and shouted וַיִּקְרָא֙ (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the ranks מַעַרְכֹ֣ת (ma·‘ar·ḵōṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4634.htm">Strong's 4634: </a> An arrangement, a pile, a military array of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc “Why לָ֥מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what do you come out תֵצְא֖וּ (ṯê·ṣə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim and array yourselves לַעֲרֹ֣ךְ (la·‘ă·rōḵ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6186.htm">Strong's 6186: </a> To set in a, row, arrange, put in order for battle? מִלְחָמָ֑ה (mil·ḥā·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> A battle, war Am I אָנֹכִ֣י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> I not הֲל֧וֹא (hă·lō·w) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no a Philistine, הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗י (hap·pə·liš·tî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6430.htm">Strong's 6430: </a> Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia and are you וְאַתֶּם֙ (wə·’at·tem) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you not servants עֲבָדִ֣ים (‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant of Saul? לְשָׁא֔וּל (lə·šā·’ūl) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm">Strong's 7586: </a> Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites Choose בְּרוּ־ (bə·rū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1262.htm">Strong's 1262: </a> To select, to feed, to render clear one of your men אִ֖ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person and have him come down וְיֵרֵ֥ד (wə·yê·rêḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend against me. אֵלָֽי׃ (’ê·lāy) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/17-8.htm">1 Samuel 17:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/17-8.htm">1 Samuel 17:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/17-8.htm">1 Samuel 17:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/17-8.htm">1 Samuel 17:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/17-8.htm">1 Samuel 17:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/17-8.htm">1 Samuel 17:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/17-8.htm">1 Samuel 17:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/17-8.htm">1 Samuel 17:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/17-8.htm">1 Samuel 17:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/17-8.htm">1 Samuel 17:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-8.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 17:8 He stood and cried to the armies (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/17-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 17:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 17:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/17-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 17:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 17:9" /></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>