1 Samuel 17:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.”

1 Samuel 17:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 17:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 17:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“As he talked with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, came up out of the ranks of the Philistines, and said the same words; and David heard them.”

1 Samuel 17:23 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 17:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them. ”

1 Samuel 17:23 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 17:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And he is speaking with them, and lo, a man of the duellists is coming up, Goliath the Philistine <FI>is<Fi> his name, of Gath, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and he speaketh according to those words, and David heareth;”

1 Samuel 17:23 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 17:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And as he talked with them, behold there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spoke according to the same words; and David heard [them]. ”

1 Samuel 17:23 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 17:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And as hee talked with them, beholde, the man that was betweene the two armies, came vp, (whose name was Goliath ye Philistim of Gath) out of the armie of the Philistims, and spake such woordes, and Dauid heard them.”

1 Samuel 17:23 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 17:23 in Context — 1 Samuel 17

21 For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.

22 And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.

23 And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.

24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.

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.

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What Does 1 Samuel 17:23 Mean?

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