1 Samuel 17:26

Plain English Version

David said to the men that stood near him, “That man gives us shame. He doesn’t know God. Somebody has to shut him up. What will Saul give if somebody kills him? We can’t let him make fun of the true God and his army, no way.”

Cross References

1 Samuel 11:2

Nahash sent the messenger back to say, “All right. I will not kill you mob dead. I will just take out your eyes. I will take out the right eye from every one of you. That’s the way I will shame you Israel mob. Whenever people from other places look at you mob, you will feel ashamed.”

1 Samuel 17:10

Don’t be weak. Send one man to me so the 2 of us can fight.”

1 Samuel 17:30

And he asked another man, “What will Saul give to the man that kills Goliath?” The man told him the same thing as before.

1 Samuel 17:36

I’ve killed lions and bears dead. That cheeky man is shaming God’s army, so I will kill him the same way. God is the only powerful one.

1 Samuel 31:4

Saul talked to one of the soldiers there, the one that carried his shield for him. He said, “Get your long knife and stab me. I don’t want that mob to kill me dead. They don’t know God. They might make fun of me as they kill me.” The soldier was frightened and did not want to stab him. So Saul got the knife and stabbed himself in his belly and killed himself.