1 Samuel 17:51

51 Luego corrió adonde estaba el filisteo, le quitó la espada y, desenvainándola, lo remató con ella y le cortó la cabeza.Cuando los filisteos vieron que su héroe había muerto, salieron corriendo.

1 Samuel 17:51 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 17:51

Therefore David ran and stood upon the Philistine
Upon his carcass, as it lay prostrate on the ground, and trampled on him, in just contempt of him who had defied, reproached, and despised the armies of Israel:

and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof;
which no doubt was a very large one, and required a good deal of strength to unsheathe it, and use it; and therefore either David, though so very young, was naturally very strong, or he had at this time a more than ordinary measure of strength given him:

and slew him;
for it seems that by the blow of the stone he was only stunned, and fell to the ground, but still had life in him, which David soon put an end to by his own sword:

and cut off his head therewith;
by which it would appear to both armies looking on that his business was done, and he was thoroughly dispatched:

and when the Philistines saw their champion was dead;
of which the cutting off his head was a demonstrative proof, and which they could discern at a distance:

they fled;
being struck with a panic at this unexpected event, and no doubt by the Lord; for otherwise, had they given themselves the least time to reflect on their own numbers and strength, they had no just occasion to flee; their safety not depending on a single man, though ever so strong: upon this occasion David penned the ninth psalm; see ( Psalms 9:1-20 ) .

1 Samuel 17:51 In-Context

49 Metiendo la mano en su bolsa sacó una piedra, y con la honda se la lanzó al filisteo, hiriéndolo en la frente. Con la piedra incrustada entre ceja y ceja, el filisteo cayó de bruces al suelo.

50 Así fue como David triunfó sobre el filisteo: lo hirió de muerte con una honda y una piedra, y sin empuñar la espada.

51 Luego corrió adonde estaba el filisteo, le quitó la espada y, desenvainándola, lo remató con ella y le cortó la cabeza.Cuando los filisteos vieron que su héroe había muerto, salieron corriendo.

52 Entonces los soldados de Israel y de Judá, dando gritos de guerra, se lanzaron contra ellos y los persiguieron hasta la entrada de Gat y hasta las puertas de Ecrón. Todo el camino, desde Sajarayin hasta Gat y Ecrón, quedó regado de cadáveres de filisteos.

53 Cuando los israelitas dejaron de perseguir a los filisteos, regresaron para saquearles el campamento.