1 Samuel 17:48 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 17:48

As the Philistine started forward to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.

KJV

And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.

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Commentary

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Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This is intimated in the manner of expression: He arose, and came, and drew nigh, like a stalking mountain, overlaid with brass and iron, to meet David. David advanced with no less activity and cheerfulness, as one that aimed more to do execution than to make a figure: He hasted, and ran, being lightly clad, to meet the Philistine.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהָיָה֙	ve.ha.Yah	and it was	H1961 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	that	H3588 →
קָ֣ם	kam	he arose	H6965 →
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י	ha.pe.lish.Ti	the Philistine	H6430 →
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ	vai.Ye.lekh	and he came	H1980 →
וַיִּקְרַ֖ב	vai.yik.Rav	and he drew near	H7126 →
לִקְרַ֣את	lik.Rat	to meet	H7122 →
דָּוִ֑ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
וַיְמַהֵ֣ר	vay.ma.Her	and he hurried	H4116 →
דָּוִ֔ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
וַיָּ֥רָץ	vai.Ya.rotz	and he ran	H7323 →
הַמַּעֲרָכָ֖ה	ha.ma.'a.ra.Khah	the battle line	H4634 →
לִקְרַ֥את	lik.Rat	to meet	H7122 →
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי׃	ha.pe.lish.Ti	the Philistine	H6430 →

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

The walk

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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
Proverbs 28:1
The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 28:7
  The LORD will cause the enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you. They will march out against you in one direction but flee from you in seven.
- Psalms 53:5
  There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.
- Isaiah 26:3–4
  You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
- Psalms 27:1–2
  The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
Through
Psalms 27:1
The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
leads to
- Hebrews 13:6
  So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
- Psalms 118:6
  The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Exodus 15:2
  The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9
  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…

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