1 Samuel 17:8 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NASB

He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel and said to them, “Why do you come out to draw up in battle formation? Am I not the Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose a man as your representative and have him come down to me.

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Am I not a Philistine? —The literal rendering here provides a much stronger reading: Am I not the Philistine?—the famous …

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And he stood and cried to the armies of Israel
He stood in the valley between the two armies, and cried with a loud …

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

People depend so entirely on God in all things that, when he withdraws his help, the most valiant and resolute cannot find their courage or strengt…