1 Samuel 17:34 KJV

And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:

Thou and Ye

  • thy one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • David undertakes to fight GoliathA 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,...

Thompson Chains

  • Lions (1)Link 2 of 6 · next 2 Samuel 23:20
  • BearsStarts here · next 2 Kings 2:24 · 4 links

Topics

  • Armies Champions fight instead of
  • Boasting Goliath
  • Championship Goliath and David
  • Courage David, in killing Goliath
  • David Kills a lion and a bear

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • SaulKing of Israel · 1095–1055 BC
  • DavidKing of Israel · 1055–1015 BC

Timeline

Bible Dictionary

  • DavidBeloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s...
  • SaulAsked for. (1.) A king of Edom (Gen 36:37, Gen 36:38); called Shaul in 1 Chr 1:48.

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And David דָּוִד dāwid דָּוִד Proper name
  • said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • unto Saul אֶל ʾel Preposition שָׁאוּל šāʾwwl שָׁאוּל Proper name
  • Thy servant הָיָה hāyâ Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular עַבְדְּךָ ʿabdĕkā עֶבֶד Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • kept רֹעֶה rōʿê רָעָה Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
  • his father's לְאָבִיו lĕʾābîw אָב Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
  • sheep בַּצֹּאן baṣṣōʾn צֹאן Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with preposition with the
  • and there came וּבָא ûbāʾ בּוֹא Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • a lion הָאֲרִי hāʾărî אֲרִי Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • and a bear וְאֶת wĕʾet Object marker · with and הַדּוֹב haddôb דֹּב Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • and took וְנָשָׂא wĕnāśāʾ נָשָׂא Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • a lamb שֶׂה śê שֶׂה Noun · masculine or feminine singular זֶה zeh
  • out of the flock מֵהָעֵדֶר mēhāʿēder עֵדֶר Noun · masculine singular · with preposition, the

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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