1 Samuel 21:9 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod — This should be translated as "in the cloak," referring to Goliath’s military cloak, which was part of …

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

The sword of Goliath the Philistine.—It was in safe guardianship, that trusty sword of the mightiest of the Philistines, stained p…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And the priest said, the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom
you slew in the valley of Elah

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

David, in distress, fled to the tabernacle of God. It is a great comfort in a day of trouble that we have a God to approach, to whom we may share o…

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