1 Samuel 17:40

New Living Translation

He picked up five smooth stones from a stream and put them into his shepherd’s bag. Then, armed only with his shepherd’s staff and sling, he started across the valley to fight the Philistine.

Cross References

Matthew 10:10

Don’t carry a traveler’s bag with a change of clothes and sandals or even a walking stick. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve to be fed.

Judges 20:16

Among Benjamin’s elite troops, 700 were left-handed, and each of them could sling a rock and hit a target within a hairsbreadth without missing.

Judges 3:31

After Ehud, Shamgar son of Anath rescued Israel. He once killed 600 Philistines with an ox goad.

1 Samuel 17:39

David put it on, strapped the sword over it, and took a step or two to see what it was like, for he had never worn such things before. “I can’t go in these,” he protested to Saul. “I’m not used to them.” So David took them off again.

1 Samuel 17:41

Goliath walked out toward David with his shield bearer ahead of him,