1 Samuel 17 · Verse 50

1 Samuel 17:50

So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.
1 Samuel 17:50, King James Version

1 Samuel 17:50 in other translations

BSBThus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.
WEBSo David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him; but there was no sword in David’s hand.
ASVSo David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.
YLTAnd David is stronger than the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smiteth the Philistine, and putteth him to death, and there is no sword in the hand of David,
DARBYSo David overcame the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and smote the Philistine and killed him; and there was no sword in the hand of David.
BBESo David overcame the Philistine with his leather band and a stone, wounding the Philistine and causing his death: but David had no sword in his hand.
WebsterSo David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.

What does 1 Samuel 17:50 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:48-58

See 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 opened for life to go out, and death to enter! Let not the strong man glory in his strength, nor the armed man in his armour. God resists the proud, and pours contempt on those who defy him and his people. No one ever hardened his heart against God and prospered…

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1 Samuel 17:50 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.

וַיֶּחֱזַ֨קvai.ye.che.Zakand he was strongH2388
דָּוִ֤דda.VidDavidH1732
מִן\־min-more thanH4480
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי֙ha.pe.lish.Tithe PhilistineH6430
בַּקֶּ֣לַעba.Ke.la'with the slingH7050
וּבָאֶ֔בֶןu.va.'E.venand with the stoneH68
וַיַּ֥ךְvai.Yakhand he struck downH5221
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.Tithe PhilistineH6430
וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּvay.mi.Te.huand he killed himH4191
וְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revand [was] a swordH2719
אֵ֥ין'einthere notH369
בְּיַד\־be.yad-in [the] hand ofH3027
דָּוִֽד\׃da.VidDavidH1732

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Cross references for 1 Samuel 17:50

  • Judges 15:15

    And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.

  • 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 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.

  • 1 Samuel 23:21

    And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord; for ye have compassion on me.

  • 1 Samuel 13:22

    So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.

  • Judges 3:31

    And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
So David prevailed.The tradition of the combat between David and Goliath, in which the latter was killed, is preserved among the Arabs; for he is mentioned in the Koran, where he is called Galut or Jalut. The Arabs also call the dynasty of the Philistine kings, who reigned in Palestine when the Hebrews came there, Galutiah, or Jalutiah. Achmed Al Fassi says, "Those kings were as well known by the name of Jalaut, as the ancient kings of Egypt by that of Pharaoh. David killed the Jalaut who reigned in his time, and entirely rooted out the Philistines, the rest of whom fled into Africa, and from them descended the Brebers or Berbers, who inhabit the coast of Barbary." It is remarkable that the Berbers themselves should acknowledge their descent from the Philistines. "The name Goliath, which they pronounce Sghiàlud, is very common among the Brebers, and the history of the champion of the Philistines is very well known to the Moors. When children quarrel, and the bigger one challenges the smaller to fight the latter answers, 'Who will fight with you? {Enta men ulid Sgiàlud.} You are of the race of Golaith.' The Jews who dwell among them, on the mountains, all call them Philistines."
21:9; 23:21; Jud 3:31; 15:15
but there was.
39; 13:22

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 17:49

    And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.

  • 1 Samuel 17:50

    So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.

  • 1 Samuel 17:51

    Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.

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1 Samuel 17:50 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Así venció David al Filisteo con honda y piedra; é hirió al Filisteo y matólo, sin tener David espada en su mano.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et David, avec une fronde et une pierre, fut plus fort que le Philistin, et frappa le Philistin et le tua; et David n’avait pas d’épée en sa main.
German
Elberfelder 1871		So war David, mit der Schleuder und mit dem Steine, stärker als der Philister, und er schlug den Philister und tötete ihn; und David hatte kein Schwert in der Hand.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Prævaluitque David adversum Philisthæum in funda et lapide, percussumque Philisthæum interfecit. Cumque gladium non haberet in manu David,