1 Samuel 17:50

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

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  • Judg 3:31 : 31 And after him came Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.
  • Judg 15:15 : 15 He found a new jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand, took it, and killed a thousand men with it.
  • 1 Sam 13:22 : 22 So it came to pass on the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan; but they were found with Saul and Jonathan his son.
  • 1 Sam 17:39 : 39 David fastened his sword over his armor and tried to go, but he was not used to them. David said to Saul, I cannot go with these, for I am not used to them. And David took them off.
  • 1 Sam 21:9 : 9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the Valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if you will take that, take it, for there is no other but that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it to me.
  • 1 Sam 23:21 : 21 And Saul said, Blessed be you of the LORD; for you have compassion on me.

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  • 1 Sam 17:43-49
    7 verses
    88%

    43The Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

    44The 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.

    45Then 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.

    46This 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.

    47And all this assembly shall know that the LORD does not save with sword and spear, for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give you into our hands.

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

    49David 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.

  • 1 Sam 17:51-52
    2 verses
    88%

    51David 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.

    52The 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 17:39-41
    3 verses
    83%

    39David fastened his sword over his armor and tried to go, but he was not used to them. David said to Saul, I cannot go with these, for I am not used to them. And David took them off.

    40He 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.

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

  • 1 Sam 17:32-37
    6 verses
    82%

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

    33Saul 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.

    34David 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,

    35I 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.

    36Your 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.

    37David 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 17:25-27
    3 verses
    80%

    25The 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.

    26David 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?

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

  • 1 Sam 19:8
    79%

    8And 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 17:57
    79%

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

  • 2 Sam 23:10
    79%

    10He arose and struck down the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand stuck to the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to plunder.

  • 1 Sam 21:8-9
    2 verses
    78%

    8And David said to Ahimelech, Is there not here on hand a spear or sword? For I have not brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.

    9And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the Valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if you will take that, take it, for there is no other but that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it to me.

  • 1 Sam 17:54
    78%

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

  • 1 Sam 17:23
    77%

    23As 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.

  • 2 Sam 21:16-17
    2 verses
    76%

    16And Ishbibenob, who was of the descendants of the giant—the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass, and he was girded with a new sword—thought to kill David.

    17But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, came to his aid and struck the Philistine and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, saying, You shall no more go out with us to battle, lest you quench the lamp of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 14:16
    76%

    16David therefore did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

  • 2 Sam 1:15
    75%

    15And David called one of the young men and said, Go near, and strike him. And he smote him that he died.

  • 2 Sam 21:19
    75%

    19And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan, the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear's staff was like a weaver's beam.

  • 1 Chr 18:1
    75%

    1Now after this, it came to pass that David struck the Philistines and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

  • 1 Chr 20:5
    75%

    5There was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan, the son of Jair, slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear shaft was like a weaver's beam.

  • 1 Sam 17:19
    75%

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

  • 1 Sam 23:2
    74%

    2Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and strike these Philistines? And the LORD said to David, Go and strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.

  • 1 Sam 13:22
    74%

    22So it came to pass on the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan; but they were found with Saul and Jonathan his son.

  • 1 Sam 17:16
    74%

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

  • 1 Chr 14:10
    74%

    10David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand? And the LORD said to him, Go up; for I will deliver them into your hand.

  • 1 Sam 23:5
    74%

    5So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and took away their cattle, and struck them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.

  • 2 Sam 5:17
    74%

    17But 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.

  • 2 Sam 23:12
    74%

    12But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and killed the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.

  • 2 Sam 5:19
    74%

    19And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand? And the LORD said to David, Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand.

  • 1 Sam 19:5
    74%

    5For he put his life in his hand, and killed the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel; you saw it, and rejoiced; why then will you sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?

  • 2 Sam 5:25
    74%

    25And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him, and struck the Philistines from Geba until you come to Gezer.

  • 1 Sam 17:3
    74%

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

  • 1 Chr 14:8
    74%

    8When 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.

  • 1 Sam 17:10
    74%

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

  • 1 Chr 20:8
    74%

    8These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.