1 Samuel 17:46-48
Holman Christian Standard Bible
46 Today, the Lord will hand you over to me. Today, I’ll strike you down, cut your head off, and give the corpses[a] of the Philistine camp to the birds of the sky and the creatures of the earth. Then all the world will know that Israel has a God,(A) 47 and this whole assembly will know that it is not by sword or by spear that the Lord saves,(B) for the battle is the Lord’s.(C) He will hand you over to us.”
48 When the Philistine started forward to attack him, David ran quickly to the battle line to meet the Philistine.(D)
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- 1 Samuel 17:46 LXX reads give your limbs and the limbs
1 Samuel 17:46-48
New International Version
46 This day the Lord will deliver(A) you into my hands, and I’ll strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will give the carcasses(B) of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world(C) will know that there is a God in Israel.(D) 47 All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword(E) or spear that the Lord saves;(F) for the battle(G) is the Lord’s, and he will give all of you into our hands.”
48 As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him.
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