1 Samuel 17:24

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Samuel 17:24

Compare this verse across Bible translations. BLB includes New Testament text only (publisher draft).

BSB

Berean Standard Bible

When all the men of Israel saw Goliath, they fled from him in great fear.

BSB text & permissions

KJV

King James Version

And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.

KJV text & permissions

WEB

World English Bible

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

WEB text & permissions

ASV

American Standard Version

And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.

ASV text & permissions

BLB

Berean Literal Bible

BLB is available for the New Testament only in this reader.

BLB text & permissions

READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Samuel 17

²² Then David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.

²³ And as he was speaking with them, suddenly the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, came forward from the ranks of the Philistines and shouted his usual words, which David also heard.

²⁴ When all the men of Israel saw Goliath, they fled from him in great fear.

²⁵ Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”

²⁶ 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?”

Read the full chapter →