1 Samuel 17:26 “David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for…”

1 Samuel 17:26

David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

World English Bible

David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, “What shall be done to the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”

American Standard Version

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Dauid spake to the men that stoode with him, and sayde, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistim, and taketh away the shame from Israel? for who is this vncircumcised Philistim, that he shoulde reuile the hoste of the liuing God?

Darby Translation

And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that smites this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

Young's Literal Translation

And David speaketh unto the men who are standing by him, saying, 'What is done to the man who smiteth this Philistine, and hath turned aside reproach from Israel? for who [is] this uncircumcised Philistine that he hath reproached the ranks of the living God?'

Bible in Basic English

And David said to the men near him, What will be done to the man who overcomes this Philistine and takes away the shame from Israel? for who is this Philistine, a man without circumcision, that he has put shame on the armies of the living God?

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Cross references

“reproach”

1 Samuel 11:2 2 Kings 19:4 Nehemiah 5:9 Psalm 44:13 Daniel 9:16 Psalm 79:12

1 Samuel 11:2 · BSB

But Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I will make a treaty with you on one condition, that I may put out everyone’s right eye and bring reproach upon all Israel.”

2 Kings 19:4 · BSB

Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore li…

Nehemiah 5:9 · BSB

So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies?

Psalm 44:13 · BSB

You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.

Daniel 9:16 · BSB

O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, I pray that Your anger and wrath may turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your…

Psalm 79:12 · BSB

Pay back into the laps of our neighbors sevenfold the reproach they hurled at You, O Lord.

“uncircumcised”

1 Samuel 17:36 1 Samuel 14:6

1 Samuel 17:36 · BSB

Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”

1 Samuel 14:6 · BSB

Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or…

“defy”

Deuteronomy 5:26 1 Samuel 17:10 Jeremiah 10:10 1 Thessalonians 1:9 1 John 5:20

Deuteronomy 5:26 · BSB

For who of all flesh has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire, as we have, and survived?

1 Samuel 17:10 · BSB

Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel this day! Give me a man to fight!”

Jeremiah 10:10 · BSB

But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.

1 Thessalonians 1:9 · BSB

For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

1 John 5:20 · BSB

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

25Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”

27The people told him about the offer, saying, “That is what will be done for the man who kills him.”

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