One enemy will make threats and a thousand of your men will run away. Five enemies will make threats and all of you will run from them. The only thing that will be left of your army will be a flagpole on a hill.
1 Samuel 17:24 - Easy To Read Version The Israelite soldiers saw Goliath and ran away. They were all afraid of Goliath. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, terrified. American Standard Version (1901) And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid. Common English Bible When the Israelites saw Goliath, every one of them ran away terrified of him. ( Catholic Public Domain Version Then all the Israelites, when they had seen the man, fled from his face, fearing him greatly. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And all the Israelites, when they saw the man, fled from his face, fearing him exceedingly. |
One enemy will make threats and a thousand of your men will run away. Five enemies will make threats and all of you will run from them. The only thing that will be left of your army will be a flagpole on a hill.
A message was told to the family of David. {\cf2\super [76]} The message said, “The army of Aram and the army of Ephraim (Israel) have joined together. The two armies are camped together.”
The survivors [449] will lose their courage in the land of their enemies. They will be scared of everything. They will run around like a leaf being blown by the wind. They will run like someone is chasing them with a sword. They will fall even when no one is chasing them!
We saw the giant Nephilim [179] people there! (The descendants [180] of Anak come from the Nephilim people.) They looked at us like we were little grasshoppers. Yes, we were like grasshoppers to them!”
Can one person chase away 1,000 men? Can two men cause 10,000 men to run away? That will happen only if the Lord gives them to their enemy! That will happen only if their Rock [215] (God) sells them like slaves!
Saul and the Israelite soldiers heard the things Goliath said. And they were very afraid.
While David was talking with his brothers, the Philistine champion fighter came out from the Philistine army. This was Goliath, the Philistine from Gath. Goliath shouted things against Israel as usual. David heard what he said.
One of the Israelite men said, “Did you see that guy! Look at him! Goliath comes out and makes fun of Israel again and again. Whoever kills that guy will get rich! King Saul will give him a lot of money. Saul will also let his daughter marry the man who kills Goliath. And Saul will also make that man’s family free in Israel.”