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1 Samuel 17:45 — Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword…
“Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.”
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The verses around 1 Samuel 17:45.
43And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
44And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.
45Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
46This 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 air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
47And 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.
Verse explanation
David directly contrasts Goliath’s physical arsenal with his own real weapon: not the sling, but the name and reputation of the God Goliath had publicly insulted.
From the 1 Samuel 17 study in Bible in Stories.
1 Samuel 17:45 in other versions
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- KJV · King James
Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
David porém disse ao philisteo: Tu vens a mim com espada, e com lança, e com escudo; porém eu venho a ti em nome do Senhor dos exercitos, o Deus dos exercitos de Israel, a quem tens affrontado.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Então disse Davi ao filisteu: Tu vens a mim com espada e lança e escudo; mas eu venho a ti no nome do SENHOR dos exércitos, o Deus dos esquadrões de Israel, que tu provocaste.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
David le respondió al filisteo: “Tú vienes a atacarme con espada, lanza y jabalina. Pero yo vengo a atacarte en nombre del Señor Todopoderoso, el Dios de los ejércitos de Israel, del que te has burlado.
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