1 Samuel 17:45 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 17:45

But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a javelin: but I come to thee in the name of Jehovah of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.

KJV

Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Thou comest to me with a sword - I come to thee with the name (בשם beshem) of Jehovah of hosts; the God of the armies of Israel. What Goliath expected from his arms, David expected from the ineffable name.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But what arms and ammunition is David furnished with? Truly none but what he brought with him as a shepherd; no breastplate, nor corselet, but his plain shepherd's coat; no spear, but his staff; no sword nor bow, but his sling; no quiver, but his scrip; nor any arrows, but, instead of them, five smooth stones picked up out of the brook,

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

This kind of abusive dialogue is common among the Arab combatants still. David's speech, however, presents a striking contrast to the usual strain of these invectives. It was full of pious trust, and to God he ascribed all the glory of the triumph he anticipated.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
דָּוִד֙	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י	ha.pe.lish.Ti	the Philistine	H6430 →
אַתָּה֙	'a.Tah	you	H859 →
בָּ֣א	ba'	[are] coming	H935 →
אֵלַ֔י	'e.Lai	against me	H413 →
בְּחֶ֖רֶב	be.Che.rev	with sword	H2719 →
וּבַחֲנִ֣ית	u.va.cha.Nit	and with spear	H2595 →
וּבְכִיד֑וֹן	u.ve.khi.Don	and with javelin	H3591 →
וְאָנֹכִ֣י	ve.'a.no.Khi	and I	H595 →
בָֽא־	va'-	[am] coming	H935 →
אֵלֶ֗יךָ	'e.Lei.kha	against you	H413 →
בְּשֵׁם֙	be.Shem	in [the] name of	H8034 →
יְהוָ֣ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
צְבָא֔וֹת	tze.va.'ot	of hosts	H6635 →
אֱלֹהֵ֛י	'e.lo.Hei	[the] God of	H430 →
מַעַרְכ֥וֹת	ma.'ar.Khot	[the] battle lines of	H4634 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	whom	H834 →
חֵרַֽפְתָּ׃	che.Raf.ta	you have defied	H2778 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
leads to
- Isaiah 41:10
  Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- 2 Corinthians 12:9–10
  But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of…
- Colossians 1:11
  being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
- Ephesians 6:10
  Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
- Isaiah 40:29–31
  He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
Through
2 Corinthians 10:4
The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 6:7
  in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
- Ephesians 6:13–18
  Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.
- Jeremiah 1:10
  See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”

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