1 Samuel 17:50

Webster's Bible (1833)

So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine, and killed him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.

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  • Judg 3:31 : 31 After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad: and he also saved Israel.
  • Judg 15:15 : 15 He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, and put forth his hand, and took it, and struck a thousand men therewith.
  • 1 Sam 13:22 : 22 So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.
  • 1 Sam 17:39 : 39 David girded his sword on his clothing, and he tried to go; for he had not proved it. David said to Saul, I can't go with these; for I have not proved them. David put them off him.
  • 1 Sam 21:9 : 9 The priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed 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 except that here. David said, There is none like that; give it me.
  • 1 Sam 23:21 : 21 Saul said, Blessed be you of Yahweh; for you have had compassion on me.

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  • 1 Sam 17:43-49
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    88%

    43The Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks? 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 to the animals of the field.

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

    46This day will Yahweh deliver you into my hand; and I will strike you, and take your head from off you; and I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day 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,

    47and that all this assembly may know that Yahweh doesn't save with sword and spear: for the battle is Yahweh's, and he will give you into our hand.

    48It happened, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.

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

  • 1 Sam 17:51-52
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    51Then David ran, and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath of it, and killed him, and cut off his head therewith. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.

    52The men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until you come to Gai, and to the gates of Ekron. The wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath, and to Ekron.

  • 1 Sam 17:39-41
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    39David girded his sword on his clothing, and he tried to go; for he had not proved it. David said to Saul, I can't go with these; for I have not proved them. David put them off him.

    40He took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's bag which he had, even in his wallet; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.

    41The Philistine came on and drew near to David; and the man who bore the shield went before him.

  • 1 Sam 17:32-37
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    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 but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.

    34David said to Saul, Your servant was keeping his father's sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,

    35I went out after him, and struck him, and delivered it out of his mouth; and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and struck him, and killed him.

    36Your servant struck both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.

    37David said, Yahweh who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. Saul said to David, Go, and Yahweh shall be with you.

  • 1 Sam 17:25-27
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    80%

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

    26David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, What shall be done to 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 after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man who kills him.

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

  • 1 Sam 17:57
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    57As David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

  • 2 Sam 23:10
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    10He arose, and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand froze to the sword; and Yahweh worked a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take spoil.

  • 1 Sam 21:8-9
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    78%

    8David said to Ahimelech, Isn't there here under your hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.

    9The priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed 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 except that here. David said, There is none like that; give it me.

  • 1 Sam 17:54
    78%

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

  • 1 Sam 17:23
    77%

    23As he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spoke according to the same words: and David heard them.

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

    16and Ishbibenob, who was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred [shekels] of brass in weight, he being girded with a new [sword], thought to have slain David.

    17But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, You shall go no more out with us to battle, that you don't quench the lamp of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 14:16
    76%

    16David did as God commanded him: and they struck the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.

  • 2 Sam 1:15
    75%

    15David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall on him. He struck him, so that he died.

  • 2 Sam 21:19
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    19There was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite's brother, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.

  • 1 Chr 18:1
    75%

    1After this it happened, 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
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    5There was again war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.

  • 1 Sam 17:19
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    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 Yahweh, saying, Shall I go and strike these Philistines? Yahweh said to David, Go, and strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.

  • 1 Sam 13:22
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    22So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.

  • 1 Sam 17:16
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    16The Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

  • 1 Chr 14:10
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    10David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and will you deliver them into my hand? Yahweh said to him, Go up; for I will deliver them into your hand.

  • 1 Sam 23:5
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    5David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and killed them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.

  • 2 Sam 5:17
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    17When 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
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    12But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh worked a great victory.

  • 2 Sam 5:19
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    19David inquired of Yahweh, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? will you deliver them into my hand? Yahweh said to David, Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into your hand.

  • 1 Sam 19:5
    74%

    5for he put his life in his hand, and struck the Philistine, and Yahweh worked a great victory for all Israel: you saw it, and did rejoice; why then will you sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?

  • 2 Sam 5:25
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    25David did so, as Yahweh commanded him, and struck the Philistines from Geba until you come to Gezer.

  • 1 Sam 17:3
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    3The Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.

  • 1 Chr 14:8
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    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%

    10The 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.