1 Samuel 17:47 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hands.”
1 Samuel 17:47 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 17:47 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 17:47 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and that all this assembly may know that Yahweh doesn’t save with sword and spear; for the battle is Yahweh’s, and he will give you into our hand.””
1 Samuel 17:47 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 17:47 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and that all this assembly may know that Jehovah saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is Jehovah’s, and he will give you into our hand. ”
1 Samuel 17:47 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 17:47 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and all this assembly do know that not by sword and by spear doth Jehovah save, that the battle <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah's, and He hath given you into our hand.'”
1 Samuel 17:47 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 17:47 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and all this congregation shall know that Jehovah saves not with sword and spear; for the battle is Jehovah's, and he will give you into our hands. ”
1 Samuel 17:47 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 17:47 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And that all this assembly may know, that the Lord saueth not with sworde nor with speare (for the battel is the Lords) and he will giue you into our handes.”
1 Samuel 17:47 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 17:47 in Context — 1 Samuel 17
45 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
46 This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
47 And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hands.
48 And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.
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.
What Does 1 Samuel 17:47 Mean?
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