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1 Samuel 17:35 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 17 · verse 35
And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.1 Samuel 17:35 · King James Version
1 Samuel 17:35 in context
33And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
34And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:
35And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
36Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
37David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- deliverednâtsalto snatch away, whether in a good or a bad senseH5337 →
- caughtchâzaqto fasten uponH2388 →
- afterʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
- smotenâkâhto strikeH5221 →
- mouthpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
- aroseqûwmto riseH6965 →
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David is at length presented to Saul for his champion (Sa1 17:31) and he bravely undertakes to fight the Philistine (Sa1 17:32): Let no man's heart fail because of him. It would have reflected too much upon the valour of his prince if he had said, Let not thy heart fail;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 31-39