1 Samuel 17:54

Bible in Basic English

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

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
David took Goliath’s head and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put Goliath’s weapons in his own tent.

Hebrew Names Version
David took the head of the Pelishti, and brought it to Yerushalayim; but he put his armor in his tent.

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

Lexham English Bible
And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem and placed his weapons in his tent.

English Standard Version
And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent.

New Century Version
David took Goliath's head to Jerusalem and put Goliath's weapons in his own tent.

New English Translation
David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, and he put Goliath's weapons in his tent.

Amplified Bible
Then David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his weapons in his tent.

New American Standard Bible
And David took the Philistine's head and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his weapons in his tent.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Dauid tooke the head of ye Philistim, and brought it to Ierusalem, and put his armour in his tent.

Legacy Standard Bible
And David took the Philistine's head and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his weapons in his tent.

Contemporary English Version
David took Goliath's head to Jerusalem, but he kept Goliath's weapons in his own tent.

Complete Jewish Bible
David took the head of the P'lishti and brought it to Yerushalayim, but he put the armor of the P'lishti in his tent.

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

Easy-to-Read Version
David took the Philistine's head to Jerusalem, but he kept the Philistine's weapons at home.

George Lamsa Translation
And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.

Good News Translation
David got Goliath's head and took it to Jerusalem, but he kept Goliath's weapons in his own tent.

Literal Translation
And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem; and he put his weapons in his own tent.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Dauid toke the heade of the Philistyne, and broughte it vnto Ierusalem, as for is armoure, he layed it in his tente.

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

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Dauid toke the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Hierusalem, but he put his armour in his tent.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And David took the head of the philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.

King James Version (1611)
And Dauid tooke the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Ierusalem, but he put his armour in his tent.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.

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

Berean Standard Bible
David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put Goliath's weapons in his own tent.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Dauid took the heed of `the Filistei, and brouyte it in to Jerusalem; sotheli he puttide hise armeris in the `tabernacle of the Lord.

Young's Literal Translation
And David taketh the head of the Philistine, and bringeth it in to Jerusalem, and his weapons he hath put in his own tent.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.

World English Bible
David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.

New King James Version
And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent.

New Living Translation
(David took the Philistine's head to Jerusalem, but he stored the man's armor in his own tent.)

New Life Bible
David took the Philistine's head and brought it to Jerusalem. But he put his battle-clothes in his tent.

New Revised Standard
David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it into Jerusalem, - but, his armour, put he into his tent.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And David taking the head of the Philistine, brought it to Jerusalem: but his armour he put in his tent.

Revised Standard Version
And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then David took the Philistine's head and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his weapons in his tent.

Contextual Overview

⁴⁸ Now when the Philistine made a move and came near to David, David quickly went at a run in the direction of the army, meeting the Philistine face to face. ⁴⁹ And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and sent it from his leather band straight at the Philistine, and the stone went deep into his brow, and he went down to the earth, falling on his face. ⁵⁰ So David overcame the Philistine with his leather band and a stone, wounding the Philistine and causing his death: but David had no sword in his hand. ⁵¹ So running up to the Philistine and putting his foot on him, David took his sword out of its cover, and put him to death, cutting off his head with it. And when the Philistines saw that their fighter was dead, they went in flight. ⁵² And the men of Israel and of Judah got up, and gave a cry, and went after the Philistines as far as Gath and the town doors of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines were falling down by the road from Shaaraim all the way to Gath and Ekron. ⁵³ Then the children of Israel came back from going after the Philistines, and took their goods from the tents. ⁵⁴ And David took the head of the Philistine to Jerusalem, but the metal war-dress and the arms he put in his tent. ⁵⁵ And 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. ⁵⁶ And the king said, Make search and see whose son this young man is. ⁵⁷ And 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.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

took the head: 1 Samuel 21:9, Exodus 16:33, Joshua 4:7, Joshua 4:8

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 17:31 - sent for him 1 Samuel 17:57 - the head 1 Samuel 31:9 - cut off 2 Samuel 4:7 - took his head

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem,.... After he had been introduced with it to Saul, and when he had passed through various cities in Israel, carrying the head in triumph; where he was congratulated by the women, who came out singing and dancing, and speaking highly in his commendation and praise: why he carried it to Jerusalem is not easy to say, this not being a royal city, nor was it wholly in the hands of the Israelites; part of it indeed was in the possession of Judah and Benjamin, but the stronghold of Zion was possessed by the Jebusites; and it is generally thought that it was to the terror of them that the head of Goliath was carried there. R. Joseph Kimchi thinks, that Nob, where the tabernacle was at this time, was surnamed Jerusalem, but for what reason cannot be said:

but he put his armour in his tent; not where the army was encamped before the engagement; for David had not his tent there, and beside the camp broke up upon this victory obtained; but rather in his tent or apartment at Bethlehem, when he returned thither, and where he laid up the armour he took from Goliath; though Abarbinel thinks, and so other Jews q, that by his tent is meant the tabernacle of the Lord, called David's, because of his attachment to it; and certain it is that the sword of Goliath was either now, or at least hereafter, laid up there, see 1 Samuel 21:9; where all that went to sacrifice might see it, and call to mind this wonderful instance of the power and goodness of God, and praise him for it.

q Hieron. Trad. Heb. in lib. Reg. fol. 76. E.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jerusalem - See Judges 1:8 note.

His tent - Perhaps the tabernacle. David had neither tent nor house of his own. It would be quite in accordance with David’s piety that he should immediately dedicate to God the arms taken from the Philistine, in acknowledgment that the victory was not his own but the Lord’s (compare 1 Samuel 21:9). His tabernacle, meaning the tabernacle which he had pitched (2 Samuel 6:17; compare Acts 15:16).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 17:52. David took the head of the Philistine — It has been already remarked that this, with the following verses, and the five first verses of the eighteenth chapter, are omitted by the Septuagint. See the observations at the end. 1 Samuel 17:58.