1 Samuel 17:54 KJV

And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.

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  • He kills GoliathSee how frail and uncertain life is, even when a man thinks himself best fortified; how quickly, how easily, and by how small a matter, the passage may be...

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Cross References

  • Exodus 16:33 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept for your generations.
  • Joshua 4:7–8 Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever. …
  • 1 Samuel 21:9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.

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Topics

  • Boasting Goliath
  • David Kills Goliath
  • Decision David
  • Goliath Defied armies of Israel and is killed by David
  • Israel Goliath killed

Kings of Israel & Judah

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

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Places

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...
  • JerusalemCalled also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And David דָּוִד dāwid דָּוִד Proper name
  • took וַיִּקַּח wayyiqqaḥ לָקַח Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • the head אֶת ʾet Object marker רֹאשׁ rōʾš רֹאשׁ Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of the Philistine הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי happĕlištî פְּלִשְׁתִּי Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • and brought וַיְבִאֵהוּ waybiʾēhû בּוֹא Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and, suffix: third person masculine singular
  • it to Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִָם yĕrûšālim יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Proper name
  • but he put שָׂם śām שׂוּם Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • his armour וְאֶת wĕʾet Object marker · with and כֵּלָיו kēlāyw כְּלִי Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • in his tent בְּאָהֳלוֹ bĕʾāhŏlô אֹהֶל Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular

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