1 Samuel 17:48
in 1 Samuel 17As the Philistine started forward to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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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This verse in 1 Samuel 17
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis 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.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The Philistine arose - This was an end of the parley; the Philistine came forward to meet David, and David on his part ran forward to meet the Philistine.
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָיָה֙ | vehayah | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| קָ֣ם | kam | he arose | H6965 → | 628 times |
| הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י | hapelishti | the Philistine | H6430 → | 287 times |
| וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ | vaiyelekh | and he came | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| וַיִּקְרַ֖ב | vaiyikrav | and he drew near | H7126 → | 280 times |
| לִקְרַ֣את | likrat | to meet | H7122 → | 139 times |
| דָּוִ֑ד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| וַיְמַהֵ֣ר | vaymaher | and he hurried | H4116 → | 68 times |
| דָּוִ֔ד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| וַיָּ֥רָץ | vaiyarotz | and he ran | H7323 → | 103 times |
| הַמַּעֲרָכָ֖ה | hamaarakhah | the battle line | H4634 → | 19 times |
| לִקְרַ֥את | likrat | to meet | H7122 → | 139 times |
| הַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי׃ | hapelishti | the Philistine | H6430 → | 287 times |
וְהָיָה֙and it was
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
כִּֽי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
קָ֣םhe arose
kamH6965 →628 times
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יthe Philistine
hapelishtiH6430 →287 times
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְand he came
vaiyelekhH1980 →1546 times
וַיִּקְרַ֖בand he drew near
vaiyikravH7126 →280 times
לִקְרַ֣אתto meet
likratH7122 →139 times
דָּוִ֑דDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
וַיְמַהֵ֣רand he hurried
vaymaherH4116 →68 times
דָּוִ֔דDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
וַיָּ֥רָץand he ran
vaiyarotzH7323 →103 times
הַמַּעֲרָכָ֖הthe battle line
hamaarakhahH4634 →19 times
לִקְרַ֥אתto meet
likratH7122 →139 times
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי׃the Philistine
hapelishtiH6430 →287 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
it 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?
- Deuteronomy 28:7
Through
Psalms 27:1The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
it 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…
- Hebrews 13:6
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.