Reaching into his shepherd’s bag and taking out a stone, he hurled it with his sling and hit the Philistine in the forehead. The stone sank in, and Goliath stumbled and fell face down on the ground.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And smote the Philistine in the forehead. — The Septuagint adds the words “through the helm.” The Greek translators could not understand t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And David put his hand in his bag
The shepherd's scrip, in which he had put the five stones he took out of the brook…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

See how frail and uncertain life is, even when a man thinks himself best fortified; how quickly, how easily, and by how small a matter, the passage…