1 Samuel 17 · Verse 11

1 Samuel 17:11

When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
1 Samuel 17:11, King James Version

1 Samuel 17:11 in other translations

BSBOn hearing the words of the Philistine, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and greatly afraid.
WEBWhen Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
ASVAnd when Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
YLTAnd Saul heareth--and all Israel--these words of the Philistine, and they are broken down and greatly afraid.
DARBYAnd Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, and they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
BBEAnd Saul and all Israel, hearing those words of the Philistine, were troubled and full of fear.
WebsterWhen Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

What does 1 Samuel 17:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 17:4-11

4-11. a champion--Hebrew, a "man between two"; that is, a person who, on the part of his own people, undertook to determine the national quarrel by engaging in single combat with a chosen warrior in the hostile army.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 Saul and all Israel - were dismayed - They saw no man able to accept the challenge.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:1-11

and goes to meet him. (40-47) He kills Goliath. (48-58) Verses 1-11 Men so entirely depend upon God in all things, that when he withdraws his help, the most valiant and resolute cannot find their hearts or hands, as daily experience shows.

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1 Samuel 17:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'and he heardH8085
שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.Rei[the] words ofH1697
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.Tithe PhilistineH6430
הָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
וַיֵּחַ֥תּוּvai.ye.Cha.tuand they were dismayedH2865
וַיִּֽרְא֖וּvai.yir.'Uand they were afraidH3372
מְאֹֽד\׃\ \פme.'OdexceedinglyH3966

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 17:11

  • Joshua 1:9

    Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

  • Deuteronomy 31:8

    And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

  • Psalms 27:1

    A Psalm of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

  • Isaiah 51:12-13

    I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass; And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?

  • Proverbs 28:1

    The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

  • Isaiah 57:11

    And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
dismayed.
De 31:8; Jos 1:9; Ps 27:1; Pr 28:1; Isa 51:12,13; 57:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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 17:11

    When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

  • 1 Samuel 17:12

    Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth–lehem–judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.

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1 Samuel 17:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y oyendo Saúl y todo Israel estas palabras del Filisteo, conturbáronse, y tuvieron gran miedo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Saül et tout Israël entendirent ces paroles du Philistin, et ils furent effrayés et eurent une grande peur.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Saul und ganz Israel hörten diese Worte des Philisters, und sie erschraken und fürchteten sich sehr.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Audiens autem Saul et omnes Israëlitæ sermones Philisthæi hujuscemodi, stupebant, et metuebant nimis.