1 Samuel 17:37

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The LORD has rescued me from the claws of lions and bears, and he will keep me safe from the hands of this Philistine. “All right,” Saul answered, “go ahead and fight him. And I hope the LORD will help you.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 10:12

Be brave and fight hard to protect our people and the cities of our God. I pray that the LORD will do whatever pleases him.”

1 Chronicles 22:11

Solomon, my son, I now pray that the LORD your God will be with you and keep his promise to help you build a temple for him.

1 Chronicles 22:16

gold, silver, bronze, and iron. You have plenty of workers to do the job. Now get started, and I pray that the LORD will be with you in your work.

Psalm 11:1

The LORD is my fortress! Don't say to me, “Escape like a bird to the mountains!”

Psalm 118:6

The LORD is on my side, and I am not afraid of what others can do to me.

Psalm 138:3

When I asked for your help, you answered my prayer and gave me courage.

Psalm 63:7

You have helped me, and I sing happy songs in the shadow of your wings.

Psalm 77:11

Our LORD, I will remember the things you have done, your miracles of long ago.

Daniel 3:17

The God we worship can save us from you and your flaming furnace.

Joshua 1:17

If the LORD our God will help you as he helped Moses, and if you are strong and brave, we will obey you as we obeyed Moses. We'll even put to death anyone who rebels against you or refuses to obey you.

Ruth 2:4

When Boaz left Bethlehem and went out to his field, he said to the harvest workers, “The LORD bless you!” They replied, “And may the LORD bless you!”

1 Samuel 17:36

Sir, I have killed lions and bears that way, and I can kill this worthless Philistine. He shouldn't have made fun of the army of the living God!

1 Samuel 17:38

Saul had his own military clothes and armour put on David, and he gave David a bronze helmet to wear.

1 Samuel 20:13

But if he wants to harm you, I promise to tell you and help you escape. And I ask the LORD to punish me severely if I don't keep my promise. I pray that the LORD will bless you, just as he used to bless my father.

1 Samuel 24:19

If you really were my enemy, you wouldn't have let me leave here alive. I pray that the LORD will give you a big reward for what you did today.

1 Samuel 26:25

“David, my son, I pray that the Lord will bless you and make you successful!” Saul went back home. David also left,

1 Samuel 7:12

The Philistines were so badly beaten that it was quite a while before they attacked Israel again. After the battle, Samuel set up a monument between Mizpah and the rocky cliffs. He named it “Help Monument” to remind Israel how much the LORD had helped them. For as long as Samuel lived, the LORD helped Israel fight the Philistines.