1 Samuel 17:39

17:39 David strapped on his sword over his fighting attire and tried to walk around, but he was not used to them. David said to Saul, “I can’t walk in these things, for I’m not used to them.” So David removed them.

1 Samuel 17:51

17:51 David ran and stood over the Philistine. He grabbed Goliath’s sword, drew it from its sheath, killed him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they ran away.


tn Heb “he had not tested.”

tn Heb “his”; the referent (Goliath) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tc Most LXX mss lack the words “drew it from its sheath.”