But a youth; either,
1. For age, to wit, comparatively to Goliath, being now not much above twenty years old, as is supposed. Or rather,
2. For military skill, as the words following explain it; as if he should say, Thou art but a novice, a raw and unexperienced soldier, and therefore unable to fight with him.
Verse 33. _THOU_ ART BUT _A YOUTH_] Supposed to be about _twenty-two_ or _twenty-three_ years of age....
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)
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...
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...
_thou art but a youth_ Compared with the giant David was but a youth, though he had already shown sufficient promise to be called "a man of war" by Saul's servant (1 Samuel 16:18)....
_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...
_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._ Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go...
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:
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...
AND SAUL SAID TO DAVID... — The king evidently looked on the brave boy with love and admiration, but at first doubted in his heart the reality of David’s mission. Whether or not Saul recognised the yo...
וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל אֶל ־דָּוִ֗ד לֹ֤א תוּכַל
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...
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...
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...
And Saul said to David, Thou art not (k) 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. (k) Here Satan proves David's faith, by...
_Boy, compared with the giant, (Haydock) or Saul, though David might be about 22 years old, (Salien) or near 30. (Tirinus) --- St. Augustine and Theodoret say only 14 or 16. (Menochius) --- He had not...
(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...
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...
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...
AND SAUL SAID TO DAVID, THOU ART NOT ABLE TO GO AGAINST THIS PHILISTINE TO FIGHT WITH HIM,.... Had neither strength of body, nor skill in military affairs, to encounter with a man of his stature, and...
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. Ver. 33. _For thou art but a youth._] And th...
_Let no man's heart fail him_, &c. it would have reflected upon his prince to say, _Let not thy heart fail;_ therefore he speaks in general terms, _Let no man's heart fail._ A young shepherd, come but...
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...
And Saul, who was decidedly lacking in the divine courage needed for Jehovah's battles, SAID TO DAVID, THOU ART NOT ABLE TO GO AGAINST THIS PHILISTINE TO FIGHT WITH HIM; FOR THOU ART BUT A YOUTH, a yo...
DAVID SLAYS GOLIATH...
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...
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...
1 Samuel 17:33 Saul H7586 said H559 (H8799) David H1732 able H3201 (H8799) go H3212 (H8800) Philistine...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 _...
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...
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...
1 Samuel 17:42; 1 Samuel 17:56; Deuteronomy 9:2; Numbers 13:31;...
A youth — Not above 20 years old; and a novice, a raw and unexperienced soldier....