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Goliath’s Challenge

1 Samuel 17:10

In 11 translations

BSB
Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel this day! Give me a man to fight!”
KJV
And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
WEB
The Philistine said, “I defy the armies of Israel today! Give me a man, that we may fight together!”
ASV
And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
LSV
And the Philistine says, “I have reproached the ranks of Israel this day; give a man to me and we fight together!”
YLT
And the Philistine saith, 'I have reproached the ranks of Israel this day; give to me a man, and we fight together.'
DBY
And the Philistine said, I have defied the ranks of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
DRC
And the Philistine said: I have defied the bands of Israel this day: Give me a man, and let him fight with me hand to hand.
GNV
Also the Philistim saide, I defie the hoste of Israel this day: giue mee a man, that we may fight together.
JPS
And the Philistine said: 'I do taunt the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.'
LXXE
And the Philistine said, Behold, I have defied the armies of Israel this very day: give me a man, and we will both of us fight in single combat.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י אֲנִ֗י חֵרַ֛פְתִּי אֶת־מַעַרְכ֥וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה תְּנוּ־לִ֣י אִ֔ישׁ וְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖ה יָֽחַד׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἀλλόφυλος, ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ὠνείδισα τὴν παράταξιν Ἰσραὴλ σήμερον ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ· δότε μοι ἄνδρα, καὶ μονομαχήσομεν ἀμφότεροι.

Who and where

◆ Reign of Saul◆ David Kills Goliath

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Samuel 17:25–26Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see this man who keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his…
  • 1 Samuel 17:45But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
  • 1 Samuel 17:36Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
  • 2 Samuel 21:21and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him.
  • Numbers 23:7–8And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me; come and denounce Israel!’ How can I curse what God…
  • Nehemiah 2:19But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”
  • Psalms 9:4–5For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously. You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.
  • Job 40:9–12Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His? Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory. Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and…
  • Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
  • Jeremiah 9:23This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
  • Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
  • 2 Samuel 23:9Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he went with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle at Pas-dammim. The men of Israel retreated,

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