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1 Samuel 17:39-41
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39 David strapped on his sword over his fighting attire and tried to walk around, but he was not used to them.[a] David said to Saul, “I can’t walk in these things, for I’m not used to them.” So David removed them. 40 He took his staff in his hand, picked out five smooth stones from the stream, placed them in the pouch[b] of his shepherd’s bag, took his sling in hand, and approached the Philistine.

41 [c] The Philistine, with his shield bearer walking in front of him, kept coming closer to David.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:39 tn Heb “he had not tested.”
  2. 1 Samuel 17:40 tn This Hebrew word occurs only here and its exact meaning is not entirely clear. It refers to a receptacle of some sort and apparently was a common part of a shepherd’s equipment. Here it serves as a depository for the stones that David will use in his sling.
  3. 1 Samuel 17:41 tc Most LXX mss lack v. 41.
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