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1 Samuel 17:16 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 17 · verse 16
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.1 Samuel 17:16 · King James Version
1 Samuel 17:16 in context
14And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.
15But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.
16And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
17And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren.
18And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- PhilistinePᵉlishtîya Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethH6430 →
- presentedyâtsabto placeH3320 →
- morningshâkamliterally, to load upH7925 →
- eveningʻârabto grow dusky at sundownH6150 →
- fortyʼarbâʻîymfortyH705 →
- nearnâgashto be or come nearH5066 →
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Forty days the two armies lay encamped facing one another, each advantageously posted, but neither forward to engage. Either they were parleying and treating of an accommodation or they were waiting for recruits; and perhaps there were frequent skirmishes between small detached parties.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-30