1 Samuel 17 · Verse 26

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?
1 Samuel 17:26, King James Version

1 Samuel 17:26 in other translations

BSBDavid asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
WEBDavid spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, “What shall be done to the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
ASVAnd 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?
YLTAnd David speaketh unto the men who are standing by him, saying, ‘What is done to the man who smiteth this Philistine, and hath turned aside reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he hath reproached the ranks of the living God?'
DARBYAnd David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that smites this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
BBEAnd David said to the men near him, What will be done to the man who overcomes this Philistine and takes away the shame from Israel? for who is this Philistine, a man without circumcision, that he has put shame on the armies of the living God?
WebsterAnd David spoke 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?

What does 1 Samuel 17:26 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:12-30

Jesse little thought of sending his son to the army at that critical juncture; but the wise God orders actions and affairs, so as to serve his designs. In times of general formality and lukewarmness, every degree of zeal which implies readiness to go further, or to venture more in the cause of God than others, will be blamed as pride and ambition, and by none more than by near relations, like Eliab, or negligent…

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1 Samuel 17:26 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.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
דָּוִ֗דda.VidDavidH1732
אֶֽל\־'el-toH413
הָאֲנָשִׁ֞יםha.'a.na.Shimthe menH582
הָעֹמְדִ֣יםha.'o.me.Dimwho were standingH5975
עִמּוֹ֮i.Mowith himH5973
לֵאמֹר֒le.Mor<to> sayingH559
מַה\־mah-what?H4100
יֵּעָשֶׂ֗הye.'a.Sehwill it be doneH6213
לָאִישׁ֙la.'Ishfor the manH376
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhoH834
יַכֶּה֙ya.Kehhe will strike downH5221
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣יha.pe.lish.Tithe PhilistineH6430
הַלָּ֔זha.LazthisH1975
וְהֵסִ֥ירve.he.Sirand he will removeH5493
חֶרְפָּ֖הcher.PahreproachH2781
מֵעַ֣לme.'Alfrom onH5921
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
כִּ֣יkithatH3588
מִ֗יMiwho?H4310
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֤יha.pe.lish.Ti[is] the PhilistineH6430
הֶֽעָרֵל֙he.'a.Rel<the> uncircumcisedH6189
הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
כִּ֣יkithatH3588
חֵרֵ֔ףche.Refhe has defiedH2778
מַעַרְכ֖וֹתma.'ar.Khot[the] battle lines ofH4634
אֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
חַיִּֽים\׃chai.YimlivingH2416

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Cross references for 1 Samuel 17:26

  • 1 Samuel 11:2

    And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.

  • Deuteronomy 5:26

    For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?

  • 1 Samuel 14:6

    And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the Lord will work for us: for there is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few.

  • 1 Samuel 17:36

    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.

  • 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.

  • 2 Kings 19:4

    It may be the Lord thy God will hear all the words of Rab–shakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the Lord thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left.

  • Joshua 7:8-9

    O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies! For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?

  • Jeremiah 10:10

    But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.

  • Nehemiah 5:9

    Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?

  • Psalms 44:13

    Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

  • Daniel 9:16

    O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.

  • 1 Thessalonians 1:9

    For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
reproach.
11:2; Jos 7:8,9; 2Ki 19:4; Ne 5:9; Ps 44:13; 74:18; 79:12; Da 9:16
Joe 2:19
uncircumcised.
36; 14:6
defy.
10; De 5:26; Jer 10:10; 1Th 1:9; 1Jo 5:20

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 17:25

    And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.

  • 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?

  • 1 Samuel 17:27

    And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.

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1 Samuel 17:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces habló David á los que junto á él estaban, diciendo: ¿Qué harán al hombre que venciere á este Filisteo, y quitare el oprobio de Israel? Porque ¿quién es este Filisteo incircunciso, para que provoque á los escuadrones del Dios viviente?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et David parla aux hommes qui se tenaient là avec lui, disant: Que sera-t-il fait à l’homme qui aura frappé ce Philistin-là, et qui aura ôté l’opprobre de dessus Israël? Car qui est ce Philistin, cet incirconcis, pour outrager les troupes rangées du Dieu vivant?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da sprach David zu den Männern, die bei ihm standen, und sagte: Was soll dem Manne geschehen, der diesen Philister da erschlägt und den Hohn von Israel abwendet? denn wer ist dieser Philister, dieser Unbeschnittene, daß er die Schlachtreihen des lebendigen Gottes verhöhnt?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ait David ad viros qui stabant secum, dicens: Quid dabitur viro qui percusserit Philisthæum hunc, et tulerit opprobrium de Israël? quis enim est hic Philisthæus incircumcisus, qui exprobravit acies Dei viventis?