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2. DAVID AND GOLIATH
CHAPTER 17
_ 1. Goliath of Gath, the Philistine (1 Samuel 17:1)_
2. David's errand and inquiry (1 Samuel 17:12)
3. David's offer to fight Goliath (1 Samuel 17:31)
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1 SAMUEL 17:1 TO 1 SAMUEL 18:5. DAVID AND GOLIATH (E, with additione
by R). In this section two narratives seem to have been interwoven.
For the sake of convenience, we may denote one set of passages...
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THEM. The Septuagint adds "them" and reads "[Shall. not go and smite
him, and turn aside reproach to-day from Israel? For who is this
uncircumcised Philistine] that he hath", &c.
DEFIED. reproached....
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David volunteers to fight Goliath
32. _And David said unto Saul_ According to the Sept. text this stands
in close and appropriate connexion with 1 Samuel 17:11: in the Heb.
text David's offer certain...
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_seeing he hath defied_, &c. "The trusting heart of God's servant
could see no ground for fearing one who came forth to defy Jehovah."
Wilberforce's _Heroes_, p. 242.
The Sept. reads: "Shall I not go...
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THY SERVANT KEPT HIS FATHER'S SHEEP— The young hero builds his
confidence upon four arguments: 1. Upon the courage and success with
which he heretofore combated a _lion_ at one time, and a _bear_ at
a...
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_Saul Sends David to Meet Goliath._ 1 Samuel 17:28-37
28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and
Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou
down h...
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_THY 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._
No JFB commentary on this verse....
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17:36 armies (a-25) Strictly, 'ranks,' as vers. 10,45....
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DAVID SLAYS GOLIATH
1 Samuel 17:1 to 1 Samuel 18:5 is evidently taken from a different
document from 1 Samuel 16:14. In 1 Samuel 16:
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ISRAEL’S FIRST KING
1 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 17
DAVID AND GOLIATH
V1 The *Philistines gathered their army ready for a battle. They met
at Sucoh in the land of *Judah. They camped in the...
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THE LION AND THE BEAR. — The lion and the bear were, in the days of
Saul, common in Palestine; the country then was densely wooded. In
some of the wilder districts bears are still numerous.
SHALL BE...
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גַּ֧ם אֶֽת ־הָ אֲרִ֛י גַּם ־הַ דֹּ֖וב
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CHAPTER XXIV.
_ DAVID'S CONFLICT WITH GOLIATH_
1 Samuel 17:1.
THESE irrepressible Philistines were never long recovering from their
disasters. The victory of Jonathan had been impaired by the exhaus...
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DAVID TRUSTS HIS FORMER DELIVERER
1 Samuel 17:31
David was conducted into Saul's presence-his soul aglow with heroic
faith-avowing that he was willing to go alone to fight the Philistine.
Saul, howev...
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The story contained in this chapter is one of the most familiar of the
Old Testament narratives. It places Saul and David in sharp contrast
as each stands out in clear relief.
In the presence of the e...
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_I will....Philistine. This is not in Hebrew or the Septuagint, and it
is marked as an addition in the ancient manuscripts. (Calmet) ---
Single combats, to prevent the spilling of more blood, may some...
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(33) And 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. (34) And David said unto Saul, Thy servant...
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Now that we have heard the prophet's judgment of king Saul, there
follows next the choice of Jehovah. The chapter gives us in a very
striking manner the manifest sentence of death on all the thoughts...
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The Philistines, that type of the enemy's power, present themselves
again with their champion at their head, against whom no one dares to
fight. David had returned home, and was living in the simplici...
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THY SERVANT SLEW BOTH THE LION AND THE BEAR,.... At different times,
and several of them at one time or another; whenever any of them came
into the flock, he used to lay hold on them and kill them, wi...
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Thy 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.
Ver. 36. _This uncircumcised Philistine sha...
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_Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear_, &c. There is a
remarkable, and never to be sufficiently admired modesty in this
relation of David, which he concludes by attributing all he had done
to t...
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1 The armies of the Israelites, and Philistines beeing readie to
battell,
4 Goliath commeth proudly forth, to chalenge a combate.
12 Dauid sent by his father to visit his brethren, taketh the
chalen...
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The time comes when both Saul and David are to be publicly proven as
regards their fitness to rule over Israel. The Philistines, though
previously defeated through Jonathan's faith, return to challeng...
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31-39 A shepherd lad, come the same morning from keeping sheep, had
more courage than all the mighty men of Israel. Thus God often sends
good words to his Israel, and does great things for them, by t...
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SLEW BOTH THE LION AND THE BEAR: this he is probably thought to have
done after he was anointed; when he was endowed with singular gifts of
God's Spirit; and, among others, with extraordinary courage...
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1 Samuel 17:36 servant H5650 killed H5221 (H8689) lion H738 bear H1677
uncircumcised H6189 Philistine H6430 one H259
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DAVID OFFERS TO TAKE UP GOLIATH'S CHALLENGE AND IS ACCEPTED BY SAUL AS
THE CHAMPION OF ISRAEL (1 SAMUEL 17:31).
Once again we should note that central to this passage also is the
fact that the Philist...
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1 Samuel 17
Notice:
I. David was on God's side. This was a religious war. Goliath fought
for Dagon and cursed David by his gods. David fought for Jehovah. Let
every child know for certain that he is...
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CONTENTS: Defiance of Israel by Goliath and David's victory over him.
CHARACTERS: God, David, Saul, Goliath, Eliab, Abinadab, Shammah.
CONCLUSION: The battle is God's battle. If our confidence is pur...
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1 Samuel 17:4. _There went out a champion, Goliath of Gath;_ a
military character well known to the Hebrews. More than thirty years
before he had scattered the army of Israel, slain the sons of Eli, a...
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_Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear._
THE LION AND THE BEAR
David’s first battles were with a lion and a bear. His next with the
Philistine Goliath, and after that with many enemies, with th...
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 17:1 David has been chosen by the Lord,
anointed as king privately, and has been serving in Saul’s court.
Now, he defeats Goliath and, as a result, becomes publicly known.
Da...
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CRITITCAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 17:1. “THE PHILISTINES GATHERED TOGETHER THEIR ARMIES.”
Jamieson considers that this was twenty-seven years after their
overthrow at Michmash. “SHOCHOH,” now _...
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EXPOSITION
1 SAMUEL 17:20-9
HE CAME TO THE TRENCH. More probably the barricade, or outer circle of
defence for their camp, made of their wagons (see on 1 Samuel 10:22).
Strictly the word means a _wag...
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Shall we turn in our Bibles to the seventeenth chapter of first
Samuel? In the seventeenth chapter of first Samuel, we read where,
The Philistines had gathered their armies together [against the
child...
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1 Samuel 17:10; 1 Samuel 17:26; Acts 12:1; Acts 12:2; Acts 12:22;...