1 Samuel 17:32

32 And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy slave will go and fight with this Philistine.

1 Samuel 17:32 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 17:32

And David said to Saul, let no man's heart fail because of
him
The Philistine, though so gigantic, mighty, and blustering: this he said within himself, so Kimchi; as David perceived the hearts of most, if not all, did, since none dared to go out and fight him, but on the contrary fled from him:

thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine;
and therefore there need be no thought, care, or concern to look out for another man.

1 Samuel 17:32 In-Context

30 And he turned from him toward another and spoke after the same manner, and the people answered him again after the former manner.

31 And the words which David had spoken were heard, and they were rehearsed before Saul, and he sent for him.

32 And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy slave will go and fight with this Philistine.

33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for thou art but a young man, and he a man of war from his youth.

34 And David replied unto Saul, Thy slave was the pastor of his father’s sheep, and if a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock,