Scripture · Old Testament
1 Samuel 17:41
1 Samuel 17:41 is verse 41 of 1 Samuel chapter 17, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Now the Philistine came closer and closer to David, with his shield-bearer before him.
King James Version
And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.
World English Bible
The Philistine walked and came near to David; and the man who bore the shield went before him.
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1 Samuel 17:39–43 · Berean Standard Bible
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.
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