Then said David to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a javelin: but I come to you in the name of Yahweh of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A shield - “A javelin,” see 1 Samuel 17:6 note.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then said David to the Philistine
In answer to the contempt he held him in, and to the threatening words he gave him…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The complacency and presumption of fools destroy them. Nothing can excel the humility, faith, and piety which appear in David's words. He expressed…

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