1 Samuel 17:54 “David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, and…”

1 Samuel 17:54

David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, and he put Goliath’s weapons in his own tent.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.

World English Bible

David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent.

American Standard Version

And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Dauid tooke the head of ye Philistim, and brought it to Ierusalem, and put his armour in his tent.

Darby Translation

And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.

Young's Literal Translation

And David taketh the head of the Philistine, and bringeth it in to Jerusalem, and his weapons he hath put in his own tent.

Bible in Basic English

And David took the head of the Philistine to Jerusalem, but the metal war-dress and the arms he put in his tent.

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Cross references

“took the head”

Exodus 16:33 1 Samuel 21:9 Joshua 4:7 Joshua 4:8

Exodus 16:33 · BSB

So Moses told Aaron, “Take a jar and fill it with an omer of manna. Then place it before the LORD to be preserved for the generations to come.”

1 Samuel 21:9 · BSB

The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one here.”…

Joshua 4:7 · BSB

you are to tell them, ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters were cut off.’ Therefore these stones will be a memorial to the Israelites f…

Joshua 4:8 · BSB

Thus the Israelites did as Joshua had commanded them. They took up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, one for each tribe of Israel, just as the LORD had told Joshua; and they carried them to the camp, where the…

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

In context

53When the Israelites returned from their pursuit of the Philistines, they plundered their camps.

55As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.”

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