1 Samuel 17:39

Good News Translation

David strapped Saul's sword over the armor and tried to walk, but he couldn't, because he wasn't used to wearing them. “I can't fight with all this,” he said to Saul. “I'm not used to it.” So he took it all off.

Cross References

Hosea 1:7

But to the people of Judah I will show love. I, the Lord their God, will save them, but I will not do it by war—with swords or bows and arrows or with horses and horsemen.”

Zechariah 4:6

The angel told me to give Zerubbabel this message from the Lord: “You will succeed, not by military might or by your own strength, but by my spirit.

1 Samuel 17:38

He gave his own armor to David for him to wear: a bronze helmet, which he put on David's head, and a coat of armor.

1 Samuel 17:40

He took his shepherd's stick and then picked up five smooth stones from the stream and put them in his bag. With his sling ready, he went out to meet Goliath.