Then the Lord said to Joshua, ‘Hold out the javelin in your hand towards Ai, for I will hand the city over to you.’ So Joshua held out his javelin towards it.
1 Samuel 17:41 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The Philistine came closer and closer to David, with the shield-bearer in front of him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Philistine came on and drew near to David, the man who bore the shield going before him. American Standard Version (1901) And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him. Common English Bible The Philistine got closer and closer to David, and his shield-bearer was in front of him. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Philistine, advancing, went and drew near against David. And his armor bearer was before him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Philistine came on, and drew nigh against David, and his armourbearer before him. |
Then the Lord said to Joshua, ‘Hold out the javelin in your hand towards Ai, for I will hand the city over to you.’ So Joshua held out his javelin towards it.
Instead, he took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the wadi and put them in the pouch, in his shepherd’s bag. Then, with his sling in his hand, he approached the Philistine.
When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him because he was just a youth, healthy , and handsome.
His spear shaft was like a weaver’s beam, and the iron point of his spear weighed seven kilograms. In addition, a shield-bearer was walking in front of him.