1 Samuel 17:42

KJV1611 – Modern English

When the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him, for he was just a youth, ruddy and handsome in appearance.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him, for David was just a young man, ruddy and handsome in appearance.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And when the Philistine{H6430} looked about,{H5027} and saw{H7200} David,{H1732} he disdained{H959} him; for he was but a youth,{H5288} and ruddy,{H132} and withal of a fair{H3303} countenance.{H4758}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And when the Philistine{H6430} looked about{H5027}{(H8686)}, and saw{H7200}{(H8799)} David{H1732}, he disdained{H959}{(H8799)} him: for he was but a youth{H5288}, and ruddy{H132}, and of a fair{H3303} countenance{H4758}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Now whan the Philistyne loked & sawe Dauid, he thoughte scorne of him: for he was but a childe, well coloured, and beutyfull to loke vpon.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Now when the Philistim looked about & saw Dauid, he disdeined him: for he was but yong, ruddie, and of a comely face.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And when the Philistine loked about & sawe Dauid, he disdayned him: for he was but young, ruddie & of a comly face.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was [but] a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    When the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair face.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and the Philistine looketh attentively, and seeth David, and despiseth him, for he was a youth, and ruddy, with a fair appearance.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair countenance.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair countenance.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And when the Philistine, taking note, saw David, he had a poor opinion of him: for he was only a boy, red-haired and good-looking.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    When the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair face.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When the Philistine looked carefully at David, he despised him, for he was only a ruddy and handsome boy.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 16:12 : 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and with a beautiful countenance, and good to look upon. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
  • 1 Sam 17:33 : 33 Saul said to David, You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are just a youth, and he has been a man of war from his youth.
  • Ps 123:3-4 : 3 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us, for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. 4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorn of those who are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
  • Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
  • 2 Cor 11:27-29 : 27 In weariness and toil, in sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. 28 Besides the other things, what comes upon me daily: my deep concern for all the churches. 29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation?
  • 1 Kgs 20:18 : 18 And he said, Whether they come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they come out for war, take them alive.
  • 2 Kgs 18:23-24 : 23 Now therefore, please give pledges to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them. 24 How then will you repel one captain of the least of my master's servants and rely on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
  • Neh 4:2-4 : 2 And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish that are burned? 3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, Even what they build, if a fox goes up, he will break down their stone wall. 4 Hear, O our God; for we are despised: turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them as prey in a land of captivity:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Sam 17:40-41
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    80%

    40 He took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the brook, put them in the shepherd's bag, in the pouch he had, and with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine.

    41 The Philistine came closer and closer to David, and the man who carried his shield went in front of him.

  • 1 Sam 17:31-37
    7 verses
    79%

    31 When the words that David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul, and he sent for him.

    32 David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

    33 Saul said to David, You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are just a youth, and he has been a man of war from his youth.

    34 David said to Saul, Your servant kept his father's sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,

    35 I went after it, struck it, and rescued the lamb from its mouth. When it rose against me, I caught it by its beard, struck it, and killed it.

    36 Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear, and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.

    37 David said moreover, The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine. Saul said to David, Go, and the LORD be with you.

  • 1 Sam 17:43-46
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    43 The Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

    44 The Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts of the field.

    45 Then David said to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

    46 This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. I will give the bodies of the Philistine army 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.

  • 1 Sam 17:48-52
    5 verses
    78%

    48 When the Philistine arose and came near to meet David, David hurried and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.

    49 David put his hand in his bag, took a stone, slung it, and struck the Philistine in the forehead, and the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth.

    50 Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone and struck the Philistine, and killed him. There was no sword in David's hand.

    51 David ran and stood over the Philistine, took his sword, drew it out of its sheath, and killed him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.

    52 The men of Israel and Judah arose, shouted, and pursued the Philistines as far as the entrance to the valley and to the gates of Ekron. The wounded of the Philistines fell along the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath and Ekron.

  • 1 Sam 17:23-28
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    77%

    23 As he talked with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine of Gath named Goliath came from the ranks of the Philistines and spoke the same words as before, and David heard them.

    24 All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were very afraid.

    25 The men of Israel said, Have you seen this man that has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel. The king will enrich the man who kills him with great riches, will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.

    26 David spoke to the men standing by him, asking, What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?

    27 The people answered him in this manner, saying, So shall it be done for the man who kills him.

    28 Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men and Eliab's anger burned against David. He said, Why have you come down here? With whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the wickedness of your heart, for you have come down to see the battle.

  • 1 Sam 17:8-12
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    76%

    8 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 and let him come down to me.

    9 If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you will be our servants and serve us.

    10 And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.

    11 When Saul and all Israel heard the words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

    12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years.

  • 1 Sam 17:16
    75%

    16 The Philistine drew near morning and evening and presented himself for forty days.

  • 1 Sam 16:12
    74%

    12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and with a beautiful countenance, and good to look upon. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

  • 1 Sam 17:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3 The Philistines stood on a mountain on one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side, with a valley between them.

    4 A champion came out from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

  • 1 Sam 16:7
    72%

    7 But the LORD said to Samuel, Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have refused him: for the LORD sees not as man sees; for man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.

  • 1 Sam 17:54-57
    4 verses
    71%

    54 David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put the Philistine's armor in his tent.

    55 When Saul saw David going out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, Abner, whose son is this youth? Abner said, As your soul lives, O king, I do not know.

    56 The king said, Inquire whose son the young man is.

    57 When David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

  • 1 Chr 14:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8 When the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of it and went out against them.

    9 And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

  • 1 Sam 17:19-21
    3 verses
    71%

    19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

    20 David rose early in the morning, left the sheep with a keeper, took the provisions, and went as Jesse had commanded him; he came to the camp as the army was going out to the fight and shouting for battle.

    21 Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.

  • 1 Sam 16:18
    71%

    18 Then one of the servants answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a mighty valiant man, a man of war, prudent in speech, a handsome person, and the LORD is with him.

  • 2 Sam 5:17
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    17 But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of it and went down to the stronghold.

  • 1 Sam 18:30
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    30 Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, when they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was highly esteemed.

  • 1 Sam 18:15
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    15 Therefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.

  • 1 Sam 19:8
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    8 And there was war again; and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.

  • 1 Sam 18:25
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    25 And Saul said, Thus shall you say to David, The king desires no dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 18:9
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    9 And Saul eyed David from that day forward.