1 Samuel 17:50
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| Overview - 1 Samuel 17 | |
| 1 | The armies of the Israelites and Philistines being ready to battle, |
| 4 | Goliath challenges a combat. |
| 12 | David, sent by his father to visit his brethren, takes the challenge. |
| 28 | Eliab chides him. |
| 30 | He is brought to Saul; |
| 32 | shews the reason of his confidence; |
| 38 | and slays the giant. |
| 55 | Saul takes notice of David. |
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1 Samuel 17:50 (King James Version)
So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.
- So David prevailed
- The tradition of the combat between David and Goliath, in which the latter was killed, is preserved among the Arabs; for he is mentioned in the Koran, where he is called Galut or Jalut. The Arabs also call the dynasty of the Philistine kings, who reigned in Palestine when the Hebrews came there, Galutiah, or Jalutiah. Achmed Al Fassi says, "Those kings were as well known by the name of Jalaut, as the ancient kings of Egypt by that of Pharaoh. David killed the Jalaut who reigned in his time, and entirely rooted out the Philistines, the rest of whom fled into Africa, and from them descended the Brebers or Berbers, who inhabit the coast of Barbary." It is remarkable that the Berbers themselves should acknowledge their descent from the Philistines. "The name Goliath, which they pronounce Sghilud, is very common among the Brebers, and the history of the champion of the Philistines is very well known to the Moors. When children quarrel, and the bigger one challenges the smaller to fight the latter answers, 'Who will fight with you? {Enta men ulid Sgilud.} You are of the race of Golaith.' The Jews who dwell among them, on the mountains, all call them Philistines."
- 21:9 23:21 Judges 3:31 ; 15:15
- but there was
- 39 ; 13:22