Albert Barnes Commentary 1 Samuel 17:35
Albert Barnes Commentary
1 Samuel 17:35
1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes Commentary
1 Samuel 17:35
1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE
"I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth; and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him." — 1 Samuel 17:35 (ASV)
His beard - Used here to mean his throat or under jaw; neither a lion nor a bear has a beard, properly speaking.