1 Samuel 17:49 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 17:49 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 17:49 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 17:49 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“David put his hand in his bag, took a stone and slung it, and struck the Philistine in his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth.”
1 Samuel 17:49 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 17:49 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead; and the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell upon his face to the earth. ”
1 Samuel 17:49 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 17:49 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and David putteth forth his hand unto the vessel, and taketh thence a stone, and slingeth, and smiteth the Philistine on his forehead, and the stone sinketh into his forehead, and he falleth on his face to the earth.”
1 Samuel 17:49 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 17:49 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David put his hand into the bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, and the stone sank into his forehead; and he fell on his face to the earth. ”
1 Samuel 17:49 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 17:49 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Dauid put his hande in his bagge, and tooke out a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistim in his forehead, that the stone sticked in his forehead, and he fell groueling to the earth.”
1 Samuel 17:49 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 17:49 in Context — 1 Samuel 17
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.
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.
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.
What Does 1 Samuel 17:49 Mean?
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