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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 17:54 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Sa 17:54 |
Strong Concordance |
And David [01732] took [03947] the head [07218] of the Philistine [06430], and brought [0935] it to Jerusalem [03389]; but he put [07760] his armour [03627] in his tent [0168]. |
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King James |
And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| tent--the sacred tabernacle. David dedicated the sword of Goliath as a votive offering to the Lord. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Jerusalem - See Jdg 1:8 note.
His tent - Perhaps the tabernacle. David had neither tent nor house of his own. It would be quite in accordance with David's piety that he should immediately dedicate to God the arms taken from the Philistine, in acknowledgment that the victory was not his own but the Lord's (compare Sa1 21:9). His tabernacle, meaning the tabernacle which he had pitched (Sa2 6:17; compare Act 15:16). |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| David took the head of the Philistine - It has been already remarked that this, with the following verses, and the five first verses of the eighteenth chapter, are omitted by the Septuagint. See the observations at the end, Sa1 17:58 (note). |
16 After [3326] this [5023] I will return [390], and [2532] will build again [456] the tabernacle [4633] of David [1138], which [3588] is fallen down [4098]; and [2532] I will build again [456] the ruins [2679] thereof [846], and [2532] I will set [461] it [846] up [461]:
17 And they brought [0935] in the ark [0727] of the LORD [03068], and set [03322] it in his place [04725], in the midst [08432] of the tabernacle [0168] that David [01732] had pitched [05186] for it: and David [01732] offered [05927] burnt offerings [05930] and peace offerings [08002] before [06440] the LORD [03068].
9 And the priest [03548] said [0559], The sword [02719] of Goliath [01555] the Philistine [06430], whom thou slewest [05221] in the valley [06010] of Elah [0425], behold, it is here wrapped [03874] in a cloth [08071] behind [0310] the ephod [0646]: if thou wilt take [03947] that, take [03947] it: for there is no other [0312] save [02108] that here [02088]. And David [01732] said [0559], There is none like that; give [05414] it me.
8 Now the children [01121] of Judah [03063] had fought [03898] against Jerusalem [03389], and had taken [03920] it, and smitten [05221] it with the edge [06310] of the sword [02719], and set [07971] the city [05892] on fire [0784].
58 And Saul [07586] said [0559] to him, Whose son [01121] art thou, thou young man [05288]? And David [01732] answered [0559], I am the son [01121] of thy servant [05650] Jesse [03448] the Bethlehemite [01022].