1 Samuel 17:38
And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
1 Samuel 17:38 in other translations
| BSB | Then Saul clothed David in his own tunic, put a bronze helmet on his head, and dressed him in armor. |
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| WEB | Saul dressed David with his clothing. He put a helmet of bronze on his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail. |
| ASV | And Saul clad David with his apparel, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail. |
| YLT | And Saul clotheth David with his long robe, and hath put a helmet of brass on his head, and doth clothe him with a coat of mail. |
| DARBY | And Saul clothed David with his dress, and put a helmet of bronze upon his head, and clothed him with a corselet. |
| BBE | Then Saul gave David his clothing of war, and put a head-dress of brass on his head and had him clothed with a coat of metal. |
| Webster | And Saul armed David with his armor, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail. |
What does 1 Samuel 17:38 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 17:38-39
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:31-39
A 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, and does great things for them, by the weak and foolish things of the world. As he had answered his brother's passion with meekness, so David answered Saul's fear with faith. When David kept sheep, he proved himself very careful and tender of his flock. This…
1 Samuel 17:38 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 1 Samuel 17:37
David said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee.
- 1 Samuel 17:38
And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
- 1 Samuel 17:39
And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.
1 Samuel 17:38 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Saúl vistió á David de sus ropas, y puso sobre su cabeza un almete de acero, y armóle de coraza. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Saül revêtit David de ses vêtements, et lui mit un casque d’airain sur la tête, et le revêtit d’une cotte de mailles. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Saul zog David seinen Rock an und setzte einen ehernen Helm auf sein Haupt und zog ihm einen Panzer an. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et induit Saul David vestimentis suis, et imposuit galeam æream super caput ejus, et vestivit eum lorica. |