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This very day I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/17.htm">New Living Translation</a> Today the LORD will conquer you, and I will kill you and cut off your head. And then I will give the dead bodies of your men to the birds and wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel! <a href="/esv/1_samuel/17.htm">English Standard Version</a> This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. And I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/17.htm">King James Bible</a> This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/17.htm">New King James Version</a> This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> This day the LORD will hand you over to me, and I will strike you and remove your head from you. Then I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the earth, so that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/17.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220This day the LORD will deliver you up into my hands, and I will strike you down and remove your head from you. And I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “This day the LORD will deliver you up into my hands, and I will strike you down and remove your head from you. And I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> This day Yahweh will deliver you up into my hands, and I will strike you down and remove your head from you. And I will give the dead bodies of the camp of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky and the beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, <a href="/amp/1_samuel/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a> This day the LORD will hand you over to me, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. And I will give the corpses of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts of the earth, so that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, <a href="/csb/1_samuel/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Today, the LORD will hand you over to me. Today, I’ll strike you down, remove your head, and give the corpses of the Philistine camp to the birds of the sky and the wild creatures of the earth. Then all the world will know that Israel has a God, <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Today, the LORD will hand you over to me. Today, I&#8217ll strike you down, cut your head off, and give the corpses of the Philistine camp to the birds of the sky and the creatures of the earth. Then all the world will know that Israel has a God, <a href="/asv/1_samuel/17.htm">American Standard Version</a> This day will Jehovah deliver thee into my hand; and I will smite thee, and take thy head from off thee; and I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day unto the birds of the heavens, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, <a href="/cev/1_samuel/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Today the LORD will help me defeat you. I'll knock you down and cut off your head, and I'll feed the bodies of the other Philistine soldiers to the birds and wild animals. Then the whole world will know that Israel has a real God. <a href="/erv/1_samuel/17.htm">English Revised Version</a> This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from off thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel: <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Today the LORD will hand you over to me. I will strike you down and cut off your head. And this day I will give the dead bodies of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals. The whole world will know that Israel has a God. <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/17.htm">Good News Translation</a> This very day the LORD will put you in my power; I will defeat you and cut off your head. And I will give the bodies of the Philistine soldiers to the birds and animals to eat. Then the whole world will know that Israel has a God, <a href="/isv/1_samuel/17.htm">International Standard Version</a> This very day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I'll strike you down and remove your head from you. And this very day I'll give the dead bodies of the Philistine army to the birds of the sky and to the animals of the earth, so that all the earth will know that there is a God in Israel, <a href="/msb/1_samuel/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. <a href="/net/1_samuel/17.htm">NET Bible</a> This very day the LORD will deliver you into my hand! I will strike you down and cut off your head. This day I will give the corpses of the Philistine army to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the land. Then all the land will realize that Israel has a God <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Today, the LORD will deliver you into my hand; and I will strike you, and take your head from off you. And I will give your corpse and the corpses of the Philistine army this very day to the birds of the air, and to the wild animals of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> This day will the LORD deliver thee into my hand; and I will smite thee, and take thy head from thee; and I will give the carcasses of the host of the Philistines this day to the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. <a href="/web/1_samuel/17.htm">World English Bible</a> Today, Yahweh will deliver you into my hand. I will strike you and take your head from off you. I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines today to the birds of the sky and to the wild animals of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> This day YHWH shuts you up into my hand—and I have struck you, and turned aside your head from off you, and given the carcass of the camp of the Philistines this day to the bird of the heavens, and to the beast of the earth, and all the earth knows that God is for Israel! <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> This day doth Jehovah shut thee up into my hand -- and I have smitten thee, and turned aside thy head from off thee, and given the carcase of the camp of the Philistines this day to the fowl of the heavens, and to the beast of the earth, and all the earth do know that God is for Israel. <a href="/slt/1_samuel/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> This day Jehovah will deliver thee into my hand; and I smote thee and took away thy head from off thee, and I gave the carcass of the camp of the rovers this day to the birds of the heavens, and to the beasts of the earth: and all the earth shall know that there is a God to Israel.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> This day, and the Lord will deliver thee into my hand, and I will slay thee, and take away thy head from thee: and I will give the carcasses of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth: that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Today, the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down. And I will take your head from you. And today, I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth, so that all the earth may know that God is with Israel. <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/17.htm">New American Bible</a> Today the LORD shall deliver you into my hand; I will strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will feed your dead body and the dead bodies of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field; thus the whole land shall learn that Israel has a God. <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> This very day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head; and I will give the dead bodies of the Philistine army this very day to the birds of the air and to the wild animals of the earth, so that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> This day the LORD will deliver you into my hands; and I will slay you and take your head from you; and I will give the carcasses of the host of the Philistines this day to the wild beasts of the earth and to the fowls of the air, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Today LORD JEHOVAH shall deliver you into my hands and I shall kill you and I shall take your head from you, and I shall give the corpses of the camp of the Philistines today to the beasts of the field and to the fowl of the sky, and all the Earth shall know that God is with Israel!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> This day will the LORD deliver thee into my hand; and I will smite thee, and take thy head from off thee; and I will give the carcasses of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel; <a href="/sep/1_samuel/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> this day. And the Lord shall deliver thee this day into my hand; and I will slay thee, and take away thy head from off thee, and will give thy limbs and the limbs of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky, and to the wild beasts of the earth; and all the earth shall know that there is a God in Israel. <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/17-46.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=5080" 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">David Slays Goliath</a> …45But 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. 46<a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">This</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="5462: yə·sag·ger·ḵā (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To shut, close. A primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender.">will deliver you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yā·ḏî (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">into my hand.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">This</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: wə·hik·kî·ṯi·ḵā (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs:: 2ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">I will strike you down,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rō·šə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">cut off your head,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘ā·le·ḵā (Prep-m:: 2ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: wa·hă·si·rō·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off."></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/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and give</a> <a href="/hebrew/6297.htm" title="6297: pe·ḡer (N-msc) -- Corpse, carcass. From pagar; a carcase, whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image.">the carcasses</a> <a href="/hebrew/6430.htm" title="6430: p̄ə·liš·tîm (N-proper-mp) -- Inhab. of Philistia. Patrial from Plesheth; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth.">of the Philistines</a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: ma·ḥă·nêh (N-csc) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5775.htm" title="5775: lə·‘ō·wp̄ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Flying creatures. From uwph; a bird, often collectively.">to the birds</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">of the air</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ū·lə·ḥay·yaṯ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fsc) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">and the creatures</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the earth.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Then the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">world</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: wə·yê·ḏə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">will know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3426.htm" title="3426: yêš (Adv) -- Being, substance, existence, is. ">there is</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">a God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: lə·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">in Israel.</a> 47And 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.”…<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="/joshua/4-24.htm">Joshua 4:24</a> He did this so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.” <a href="/2_kings/19-19.htm">2 Kings 19:19</a> And now, O LORD our God, please save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.” <a href="/psalms/46-10.htm">Psalm 46:10</a> “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.” <a href="/psalms/83-18.htm">Psalm 83:18</a> May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth. <a href="/isaiah/37-20.htm">Isaiah 37:20</a> And now, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.” <a href="/exodus/9-16.htm">Exodus 9:16</a> But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-10.htm">Deuteronomy 28:10</a> Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will stand in awe of you. <a href="/1_kings/8-43.htm">1 Kings 8:43</a> then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-6.htm">2 Chronicles 20:6</a> and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You. <a href="/psalms/59-13.htm">Psalm 59:13</a> Consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, so it may be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah <a href="/isaiah/52-10.htm">Isaiah 52:10</a> The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God. <a href="/jeremiah/10-10.htm">Jeremiah 10:10</a> But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation. <a href="/daniel/4-17.htm">Daniel 4:17</a> This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’ <a href="/matthew/6-9.htm">Matthew 6:9</a> So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. <a href="/matthew/28-18.htm">Matthew 28:18</a> Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>This day will the LORD deliver you into my hand; and I will smite you, and take your head from you; and I will give the carcasses of the host of the Philistines this day to the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.will the Lord<a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Deuteronomy 7:2,23</a> And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them: … <a href="/deuteronomy/9-2.htm">Deuteronomy 9:2,3</a> A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak! … <a href="/joshua/10-8.htm">Joshua 10:8</a> And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.deliver thee [heb] shut thee up<a href="/psalms/31-8.htm">Psalm 31:8</a> And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.take thine<a href="/1_samuel/17-51.htm">1 Samuel 17:51</a> Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.carcases<a href="/1_samuel/17-44.htm">1 Samuel 17:44</a> And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.<a href="/deuteronomy/28-26.htm">Deuteronomy 28:26</a> And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away.<a href="/isaiah/56-9.htm">Isaiah 56:9</a> All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.all the earth<a href="/exodus/9-16.htm">Exodus 9:16</a> And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.<a href="/exodus/15-14.htm">Exodus 15:14,15</a> The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina… <a href="/joshua/4-24.htm">Joshua 4:24</a> That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/17-44.htm">Air</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-44.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-23.htm">Army</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-44.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-44.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/judges/8-7.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-26.htm">Carcasses</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-18.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-37.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-32.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-40.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-38.htm">Head</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-20.htm">Host</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-45.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-23.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-44.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-9.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-17.htm">Wild</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/21-10.htm">Air</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-10.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-48.htm">Army</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-10.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-20.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-12.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-25.htm">Carcasses</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-51.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-47.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-49.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-47.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-51.htm">Head</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-55.htm">Host</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-52.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-51.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-9.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-11.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-11.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-2.htm">Wild</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>This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. David's declaration reflects his unwavering faith in God's sovereignty and power. The phrase "the LORD will deliver" emphasizes divine intervention, a recurring theme in the Old Testament where God delivers His people from their enemies (e.g., <a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">Exodus 14:13-14</a>). David's confidence is not in his own strength but in God's promise and past faithfulness. This echoes the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God acts on behalf of His chosen people.This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, David's bold proclamation of victory over Goliath is a testament to his faith and courage. The act of cutting off the head symbolizes total defeat and humiliation of the enemy, a common practice in ancient warfare to demonstrate victory (<a href="/judges/7-25.htm">Judges 7:25</a>). This foreshadows the ultimate defeat of evil through Christ, who crushes the head of the serpent (<a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15</a>), symbolizing the triumph over sin and death.and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. This imagery of leaving bodies unburied for scavengers is a sign of utter defeat and disgrace in ancient Near Eastern culture (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-26.htm">Deuteronomy 28:26</a>). It signifies the complete destruction of the Philistine threat and serves as a warning to other nations. This act also reflects God's judgment against those who oppose His people, aligning with prophetic imagery found in <a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17-18</a>, where the enemies of God are similarly defeated.Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. David's ultimate goal is to glorify God and make His power known to all nations. This statement underscores the missional aspect of Israel's calling to be a light to the nations (<a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a>). The victory over Goliath serves as a testament to God's presence and power, reinforcing the idea that Israel's God is the one true God. This anticipates the global mission of the Church to proclaim the Gospel to all nations, as seen in the Great Commission (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> A young shepherd boy, anointed by God to be the future king of Israel. He demonstrates faith and courage in confronting Goliath. 2. <a href="/topical/g/goliath.htm">Goliath</a> A giant Philistine warrior who defies the armies of Israel and challenges them to send a champion to fight him. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The God of Israel, who David acknowledges as the source of his strength and victory. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_philistines.htm">The Philistines</a> A group of people who were enemies of Israel, often in conflict with them during this period. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_valley_of_elah.htm">The Valley of Elah</a> The location where the battle between David and Goliath takes place.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Faith in God's Deliverance</a> David's confidence is rooted in his faith that God will deliver him. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's power and promises in their own battles. <a href="/topical/g/god's_glory_revealed.htm">God's Glory Revealed</a> David's victory is not for his own glory but to demonstrate that there is a God in Israel. Our actions should point others to God and His greatness. <a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_adversity.htm">Courage in the Face of Adversity</a> David's courage comes from his faith, not his own strength. Christians are called to face challenges with courage, relying on God's strength. <a href="/topical/g/god_uses_the_humble.htm">God Uses the Humble</a> David, a young shepherd, is chosen by God to defeat a giant. God often uses those who are humble and seemingly insignificant to accomplish His purposes. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a> The battle between David and Goliath symbolizes the spiritual battles believers face. Victory comes through faith and reliance on God.<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_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> <a href="/q/how_does_god_view_human_strength.htm">(Psalm 147:10–11) How does God’s supposed indifference to physical strength align with other biblical passages that celebrate or rely upon human might in battles and conquests?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_thunder_aid_victory_in_1_sam_7_10.htm">How can the thunder in 1 Samuel 7:10 be scientifically explained as a decisive factor in a military victory?</a> <a href="/q/do_deut._17_14-20_and_1_sam._8_conflict.htm">How does Deuteronomy 17:14-20's endorsement of a human king align with 1 Samuel 8's warning against monarchy, and are these texts contradictory?</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>(46) I will smite thee.--David reiterated to the Philistine, as he had done to Saul, his certainty of victory, but in the same breath says that the victory will be that God's whose name the Philistine had just been contemptuously using. <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/17-46.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>This הַזֶּ֡ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that day הַיּ֣וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day the LORD יְהוָ֨ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will deliver you יְסַגֶּרְךָ֩ (yə·sag·ger·ḵā) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5462.htm">Strong's 5462: </a> To shut up, to surrender into my hand. בְּיָדִ֜י (bə·yā·ḏî) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand This הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that day הַיּ֣וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day I will strike you down, וְהִכִּיתִ֗ךָ (wə·hik·kî·ṯi·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike cut off your head, רֹֽאשְׁךָ֙ (rō·šə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> The head and give וְנָ֨תַתִּ֜י (wə·nā·ṯat·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set the carcasses פֶּ֣גֶר (pe·ḡer) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6297.htm">Strong's 6297: </a> A carcase, an idolatrous image of the Philistines פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ (p̄ə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6430.htm">Strong's 6430: </a> Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia to the birds לְע֥וֹף (lə·‘ō·wp̄) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5775.htm">Strong's 5775: </a> Flying creatures of the air הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky and the creatures וּלְחַיַּ֣ת (ū·lə·ḥay·yaṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life of the earth. הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land Then the whole כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every world הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land will know וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ (wə·yê·ḏə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know that כִּ֛י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction there is יֵ֥שׁ (yêš) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3426.htm">Strong's 3426: </a> Being, substance, existence, is a God אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative in Israel. לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (lə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/17-46.htm">1 Samuel 17:46 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/17-46.htm">1 Samuel 17:46 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/17-46.htm">1 Samuel 17:46 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/17-46.htm">1 Samuel 17:46 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/17-46.htm">1 Samuel 17:46 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/17-46.htm">1 Samuel 17:46 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/17-46.htm">1 Samuel 17:46 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/17-46.htm">1 Samuel 17:46 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/17-46.htm">1 Samuel 17:46 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/17-46.htm">1 Samuel 17:46 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-46.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 17:46 This day will Yahweh deliver you into (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/17-45.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 17:45"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 17:45" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/17-47.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 17:47"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 17:47" /></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>