44 “Come here,” the Philistine called to David, “and I’ll give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts!”(A)

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.(B) 46 Today, the Lord will hand you over to me. Today, I’ll strike you down, cut your head off, and give the corpses[a] of the Philistine camp to the birds of the sky and the creatures of the earth. Then all the world will know that Israel has a God,(C)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:46 LXX reads give your limbs and the limbs

Bible Gateway Recommends