Thousands of soldiers might surround me.\par But I won’t be afraid of those enemies!\par
1 Samuel 17:32 - Easy To Read Version David said to Saul, “People shouldn’t let Goliath discourage them. I am your servant. I will go fight this Philistine!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of this Philistine; your servant will go out and fight with him. American Standard Version (1901) And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine. Common English Bible “Don’t let anyone lose courage because of this Philistine!” David told Saul. “I, your servant, will go out and fight him!” Catholic Public Domain Version When he had been led to Saul, he said to him: "Let no one lose heart over him. I, your servant, shall go and fight against the Philistine." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he was brought to him, he said to him: Let not any man's heart be dismayed in him. I thy servant will go, and will fight against the Philistine. |
Thousands of soldiers might surround me.\par But I won’t be afraid of those enemies!\par
People are afraid and confused. Say to those people, “Be strong! Don’t be afraid!” Look, your God will come and punish your enemies. He will come and give you your reward. The Lord will save you.
“Tell Ahaz, ‘Be careful, but be calm. Don’t be afraid. Don’t let those two men, Rezin and Remaliah’s son, {\cf2\super [78]} scare you! Those men are like two burnt sticks. In the past they were burning hot. But now they are only smoke. Rezin, Aram, and Remaliah’s son are angry.
Caleb told the people near Moses to be quiet. Then Caleb said, “We should go up and take that land for ourselves. We can easily take that land.”
So don’t turn against the Lord! Don’t be afraid of the people in that land. We can defeat them. They have no protection, nothing to keep them safe. But we have the Lord with us. So don’t be afraid!”
So now, give me the hill country that the Lord promised me that day long ago. At that time, you heard that the strong Anakite people [56] lived there. And the cities were very big and well protected. But now, maybe the Lord will be with me, and I will take that land like the Lord said.”
Jonathan said to his young helper who carried his weapons, “Come on, let’s go to the camp of those foreigners. [129] Maybe the Lord will use us to defeat these people! Nothing can stop the Lord—it doesn’t matter if we have many soldiers or just a few soldiers.”
One of the servants said, “There is a man named Jesse living in Bethlehem. I saw Jesse’s son. He knows how to play the harp. He is also a brave man and fights well. He is smart and handsome. And the Lord is with him.”
Some men heard David talking. They took David to Saul and told him what David had said.