1 Samuel 17:33

And Saul said to David, You will not in anyway be able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are a mere youth, and he a man of war from his youth.

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In The King James Version

And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.

In Context

32And David said to Saul, Let not, I pray you, the heart of my lord be dejected + 17:32 Gr. upon him. within him: your servant will go, and fight with this Philistine.

34And David said to Saul, Your servant was tending the flock for his father; and when a lion came and a she-bear, and took a sheep out of the flock,

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Cross References

Numbers 13:31And Chaleb stayed the people from speaking + 13:31 Or, to. before Moses, and said to him, Nay, but we will go up by all means, and will inherit it, for we shall surely prevail against them.

1 Samuel 17:42And Goliath saw David, and despised him; for he was a lad, and ruddy, + 17:42 Gr. with beauty of eyes. with a fair countenance.

Psalms 11:1Save me, O Lord; for the godly man has failed; for + 11:1 Gr. truths are become rare truth is diminished from among the children of men. 1

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 17:32-40

David Meets Goliath. ( b. c. 1060.) 31 And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him. 32 And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine. 33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. 34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear,… Read the whole commentary →

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