1 Samuel 17:49-51

17:49 David reached his hand into the bag and took out a stone. He slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank deeply into his forehead, and he fell down with his face to the ground.

17:50 ¹ David prevailed over the Philistine with just the sling and the stone. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. David did not even have a sword in his hand. ²  17:51 David ran and stood over the Philistine. He grabbed Goliath’s ³  sword, drew it from its sheath, ⁴  killed him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they ran away.

1 Samuel 17:2

17:2 Saul and the Israelite army ⁵  assembled and camped in the valley of Elah, where they arranged their battle lines to fight against ⁶  the Philistines.

1 Samuel 20:22

20:22 But if I say to the boy, “Look, the arrows are on the other side of you,’ ⁷  get away. For in that case the Lord has sent you away.

¹ tc Most LXX mss lack v. 50.

² tn Verse 50 is a summary statement; v. 51 gives a more detailed account of how David killed the Philistine.

¹ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Goliath) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tc Most LXX mss lack the words “drew it from its sheath.”

¹ tn Heb “the men of Israel” (so KJV, NASB); NAB, NIV, NRSV “the Israelites.”

² tn Heb “to meet.”

¹ tn Heb “from you and onward.”