1 Samuel 17:43

The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” The Philistine cursed David by his gods.

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WEBBE

The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” The Philistine cursed David by his gods.

BSB

“Am I a dog,” he said to David, “that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

KJV

And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

ASV

And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

BBE

And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come out to me with sticks? And the Philistine put curses on David by all his gods.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 his mean appearance and arms, that the victory might be ascribed to the Lord alone.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.