43 He said to David, “Am I a dog(A) that you come against me with sticks?”[a] Then he cursed David by his gods.(B) 44 “Come here,” the Philistine called to David, “and I’ll give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts!”(C)

45 David said to the Philistine: “You come against me with a dagger, spear, and sword, but I come against you in the name of Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel’s armies—you have defied Him.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:43 Some LXX mss add and stones?” And David said, “No! Worse than a dog!”

43 He said to David, “Am I a dog,(A) that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 44 “Come here,” he said, “and I’ll give your flesh to the birds(B) and the wild animals!(C)

45 David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin,(D) but I come against you in the name(E) of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.(F)

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