So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in Zephathah Valley at Mareshah.
1 Samuel 17:45 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised David said to the Philistine, ‘You come against me with a sword, spear, and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord of Armies, the God of the ranks of Israel #– #you have defied him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then said David to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the ranks of Israel, Whom you have defied. American Standard Version (1901) Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a javelin: but I come to thee in the name of Jehovah of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. Common English Bible But David told the Philistine, “You are coming against me with sword, spear, and scimitar, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of heavenly forces, the God of Israel’s army, the one you’ve insulted. Catholic Public Domain Version But David said to the Philistine: "You approach me with sword, and spear, and shield. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, which you have reproached. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David said to the Philistine: Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, which thou hast defied. |
So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in Zephathah Valley at Mareshah.
He has only human strength, but we have the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles.’ So the people relied on the words of King Hezekiah of Judah.
The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are protected. ,
Who is it you have mocked and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
But I know your sitting down, your going out and your coming in, and your raging against me.
since the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but are powerful through God for the demolition of strongholds. We demolish arguments
It is not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God.
Then the Philistine said, ‘I defy the ranks of Israel today. Send me a man so we can fight each other! ’
David spoke to the men who were standing with him: ‘What will be done for the man who kills that Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God? ’
Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.’
There was bronze armour on his shins, and a bronze javelin was slung between his shoulders.