Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Samuel 17:41
Compare this verse across Bible translations. BLB includes New Testament text only (publisher draft).
Now the Philistine came closer and closer to David, with his shield-bearer before him.
BSB text & permissions
And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield [went] before him.
KJV text & permissions
The Philistine walked and came near to David; and the man who bore the shield went before him.
WEB text & permissions
ASVAmerican Standard Version
And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.
ASV text & permissions
BLB is available for the New Testament only in this reader.
BLB text & permissions
READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
1 Samuel 17
39 David strapped his sword over the tunic and tried to walk, but he was not accustomed to them. “I cannot walk in these,” David said to Saul. “I am not accustomed to them.” So David took them off.
40 And David took his staff in his hand, selected five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag. And with his sling in hand, he approached the Philistine.
41 Now the Philistine came closer and closer to David, with his shield-bearer before him.
42 When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him because he was just a boy, ruddy and handsome.
43 “Am I a dog,” he said to David, “that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
Read the full chapter →