3 But the servants of the king of Syria said to him: Their gods are gods of the hills, therefore they have overcome us: but it is better that we should fight against them in the plains, and we shall overcome them.
1 Samuel 17:42 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision 7 And all this assembly shall know, that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for it is his battle, and he will deliver you into our hands. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when the Philistine looked around and saw David, he scorned and despised him, for he was but an adolescent, with a healthy reddish color and a fair face. American Standard Version (1901) And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair countenance. Common English Bible When the Philistine looked David over, he sneered at David because he was just a boy; reddish brown and good-looking. Catholic Public Domain Version And when the Philistine had seen and considered David, he despised him. For he was a youth, ruddy and of handsome appearance. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when the Philistine looked, and beheld David, he despised him. For he was a young man, ruddy, and of a comely countenance. |
3 But the servants of the king of Syria said to him: Their gods are gods of the hills, therefore they have overcome us: but it is better that we should fight against them in the plains, and we shall overcome them.
5 There is a way that seemeth to a man right: and the ends thereof lead to death.
7 And Saul said to his servants: Provide me then some man that can play well, and bring him to me.
8 And Saul clothed David with his garments, and put a helmet of brass upon his head, and armed him with a coat of mail.
6 This day, and the Lord will deliver thee into my hand, and I will slay thee, and take away thy head from thee: and I will give the carcasses of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth: that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.