41 So the Philistine came, and began drawing near to David, and the man who bore the shield went before him. 42 And when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he (A)disdained[a] him; for he was only a youth, (B)ruddy and good-looking. 43 So the Philistine (C)said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:42 belittled

41 Meanwhile, the Philistine, with his shield bearer(A) in front of him, kept coming closer to David. 42 He looked David over and saw that he was little more than a boy, glowing with health and handsome,(B) and he despised(C) him. 43 He said to David, “Am I a dog,(D) that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

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