1 Samuel 17:51-54

17:51 David ran and stood over the Philistine. He grabbed Goliath’s ¹  sword, drew it from its sheath, ²  killed him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they ran away.

17:52 Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward, shouting a battle cry. ³  They chased the Philistines to the valley ⁴  and to the very gates of Ekron. The Philistine corpses lay fallen along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron. 17:53 When the Israelites returned from their hot pursuit of the Philistines, they looted their camp. 17:54 David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, ⁵  and he put Goliath’s ⁶  weapons in his tent.

[17:51]  ¹ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Goliath) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[17:51]  ² tc Most LXX mss lack the words “drew it from its sheath.”

[17:52]  ³ tn Heb “arose and cried out.”

[17:52]  ⁴ tc Most of the LXX ms tradition has here “Gath.”

[17:54]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[17:54]  ⁶ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Goliath) has been specified in the translation for clarity.