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Verse 47. _FOR THE BATTLE IS THE LORD'S_] It is the Lord's war: you
are fighting _against_ him and his religion, as the champion of your
party; I am fighting _for_ God, as the champion of his cause....
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THE LORD SAVETH NOT WITH SWORD ... - Observe the consistent teaching
of such passages as 1 Samuel 14:6; Exodus 14:13; Judges 7:2, Ju
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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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ASSEMBLY. assembled host. Compare Numbers 22:4, "company"....
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The victory of faith. The flight of the Philistines
41. This verse is not found in the Sept. (B)....
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_the Lord saveth not with sword and spear_, &c. A lesson which is
needed at all times, when men are tempted to fall down and worship
brute force. It is a leading thought in Hannah's song (1 Samuel
2:1...
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_David Slays Goliath._ 1 Samuel 17:38-54
38 And Saul armed David with his armor, and he put a helmet of brass
upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
39 And David girded his sword upon...
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_THIS DAY WILL THE LORD DELIVER THEE INTO MINE HAND; AND I WILL SMITE
THEE, AND TAKE THINE HEAD FROM THEE; AND I WILL GIVE THE CARCASES OF
THE HOST OF THE PHILISTINES THIS DAY UNTO THE FOWLS OF THE AI...
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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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FOR THE BATTLE IS THE LORD’S... — Although we possess no special
ode or psalm composed by David on the occasion of this mortal combat,
in which, owing to his sure trust in Jehovah, he won his
never-to...
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וְ יֵֽדְעוּ֙ כָּל ־הַ קָּהָ֣ל הַ זֶּ֔ה
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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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HE WINS THE LORD'S BATTLE
1 Samuel 17:41
David did not wait until his enemy had crossed the valley, but
hastened to the streamlet to select the pebbles needed for his sling.
Goliath scouted such a ch...
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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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_Battle, whose armies thou hast defied, (ver. 45.; Haydock) or in
general, He is the God of war, who grants victory to whom He pleases.
(Calmet)_...
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(42) And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained
him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
(43) And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou...
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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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AND ALL THIS ASSEMBLY SHALL KNOW,.... The congregation of Israel, and
church of the living God, great part of which were now gathered
together, and were spectators of this wonderful event:
THAT THE L...
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And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword
and spear: for the battle [is] the LORD'S, and he will give you into
our hands.
Ver. 47. _That the Lord sayeth not with sword and...
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_Saveth not with sword and spear_ That is, that he can save without
these arms, and with the most contemptible weapons, and that he needs
not human force to effect his designs. _For the battle is the...
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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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And all this assembly, the entire army of Israel, SHALL KNOW THAT THE
LORD SAVETH NOT WITH SWORD AND SPEAR, that He is not dependent upon
external mighty means to gain the victory; FOR THE BATTLE IS T...
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DAVID SLAYS GOLIATH...
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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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40-47 The security and presumption of fools destroy them. Nothing can
excel the humility, faith, and piety which appear in David's words. He
expressed his assured expectation of success; he gloried in...
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THAT THE LORD SAVETH NOT WITH SWORD AND SPEAR, i.e. that he can save
without these arms, and with the most contemptible weapons, such as
mine seem to thee. THE BATTLE IS THE LORD S, i.e. the events of...
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1 Samuel 17:47 assembly H6951 know H3045 (H8799) LORD H3068 save H3467
(H8686) sword H2719 spear H2595 battle...
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DAVID MEETS GOLIATH (1 SAMUEL 17:40).
As has been the pattern throughout the chapter the emphasis in this
passage is again on the fact that the Philistine has defied YHWH, but
here in a more personal...
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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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_The battle is the Lord’s._
DAVID AND GOLIATH
This familiar dramatic story has much to teach us. One lesson only is
our present consideration--David’s heroic and victorious faith.
“Time would fail me...
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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 14:6; 2 Chronicles 20:15; Hosea 1:7; Isaiah 9:7; Proverbs