1 Samuel 17:36 KJV

Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.

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,...

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Cross References

  • 1 Samuel 17:10 And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
  • 1 Samuel 17:26 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
  • Isaiah 10:15 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.
  • Isaiah 36:8–10 Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. …
  • Isaiah 36:15 Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us: this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

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Kings of Israel & Judah

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

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  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Thy servant עַבְדֶּךָ ʿabdekā עֶבֶד Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • slew הִכָּה hikkâ נָכָה Verb · hiphil perfect, third person masculine singular
  • both the lion גַּם gam Affirmation אֶת ʾet Object marker הָאֲרִי hāʾărî אֲרִי Noun · masculine singular · with the גַּם gam Affirmation
  • and the bear הַדּוֹב haddôb דֹּב Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • and this uncircumcised הֶעָרֵל heʿārēl עָרֵל Adjective · masculine singular · with the
  • Philistine וְהָיָה wĕhāyâ Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular · with and הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי happĕlištî פְּלִשְׁתִּי Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • shall be as one כְּאַחַד kĕʾaḥad אֶחָד Number · masculine singular construct · with preposition
  • of them, seeing he hath defied הַזֶּה hazzê Pronoun · with the מֵהֶם mēhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural כִּי kî Conjunction חֵרֵף ḥērēp חָרַף Verb · piel perfect, third person masculine singular
  • the armies מַעַרְכֹת maʿarkōt מַעֲרָכָה Noun · feminine plural construct
  • of the living חַיִּים ḥayyîm חַי Adjective · masculine plural
  • God אֱלֹהִים ʾĕlōhîm אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural

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