1 Samuel 17:54

And David took the head of the Philistine to Jerusalem, but the metal war-dress and the arms he put in his tent.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.

In Context

53Then the children of Israel came back from going after the Philistines, and took their goods from the tents.

55And when Saul saw David going out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the army, Abner, whose son is this young man? And Abner said, On your life, O king, I have no idea.

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Cross References

Exodus 16:33And Moses said to Aaron, Take a pot and put one omer of manna in it, and put it away before the Lord, to be kept for future generations.

1 Samuel 17:57And when David was coming back after the destruction of the Philistine, Abner took him to Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 17:49-58

48 And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. 49 And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. 50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David. 51… Read the whole commentary →

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