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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible
1 Samuel 17:38
Then Saul clothed David in his own tunic, put a bronze helmet on his head, and dressed him in armor.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then Saul had his own military clothes put on David. He put a bronze helmet on David’s head and had him put on armor.
Then Saul had his own military clothes put on David. He put a bronze helmet on David’s head and had him put on armor.
Hebrew Names Version
Sha'ul clad David with his clothing, and he put a helmet of brass on his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.
Sha'ul clad David with his clothing, and he put a helmet of brass on his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.
King James Version
And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
Lexham English Bible
Then Saul clothed David with his own fighting attire and put a helmet of bronze on his head and clothed him with body armor.
Then Saul clothed David with his own fighting attire and put a helmet of bronze on his head and clothed him with body armor.
English Standard Version
Then Saul clothed David with his armor. He put a helmet of bronze on his head and clothed him with a coat of mail,
Then Saul clothed David with his armor. He put a helmet of bronze on his head and clothed him with a coat of mail,
New Century Version
Saul put his own clothes on David. He put a bronze helmet on his head and dressed him in armor.
Saul put his own clothes on David. He put a bronze helmet on his head and dressed him in armor.
New English Translation
Then Saul clothed David with his own fighting attire and put a bronze helmet on his head. He also put body armor on him.
Then Saul clothed David with his own fighting attire and put a bronze helmet on his head. He also put body armor on him.
Amplified Bible
Then Saul dressed David in his garments and put a bronze helmet on his head, and put a coat of mail (armor) on him.
Then Saul dressed David in his garments and put a bronze helmet on his head, and put a coat of mail (armor) on him.
New American Standard Bible
Then Saul clothed David with his military attire and put a bronze helmet on his head, and outfitted him with armor.
Then Saul clothed David with his military attire and put a bronze helmet on his head, and outfitted him with armor.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Saul put his rayment vpon Dauid, & put an helmet of brasse vpon his head, and put a brigandine vpon him.
And Saul put his rayment vpon Dauid, & put an helmet of brasse vpon his head, and put a brigandine vpon him.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Saul clothed David with his robes and put a bronze helmet on his head, and he clothed him with armor.
Then Saul clothed David with his robes and put a bronze helmet on his head, and he clothed him with armor.
Contemporary English Version
Saul had his own military clothes and armor put on David, and he gave David a bronze helmet to wear.
Saul had his own military clothes and armor put on David, and he gave David a bronze helmet to wear.
Complete Jewish Bible
Sha'ul dressed David in his own armor — he put a bronze helmet on his head and gave him armor plate to wear.
Sha'ul dressed David in his own armor — he put a bronze helmet on his head and gave him armor plate to wear.
Darby Translation
And Saul clothed David with his dress, and put a helmet of bronze upon his head, and clothed him with a corselet.
And Saul clothed David with his dress, and put a helmet of bronze upon his head, and clothed him with a corselet.
Easy-to-Read Version
Saul put his own clothes on David. He put a bronze helmet on David's head and armor on his body.
Saul put his own clothes on David. He put a bronze helmet on David's head and armor on his body.
George Lamsa Translation
And Saul armed David with his own armor and put a helmet of brass upon his head; and armed him with a coat of mail.
And Saul armed David with his own armor and put a helmet of brass upon his head; and armed him with a coat of mail.
Good News Translation
He gave his own armor to David for him to wear: a bronze helmet, which he put on David's head, and a coat of armor.
He gave his own armor to David for him to wear: a bronze helmet, which he put on David's head, and a coat of armor.
Literal Translation
And Saul clothed David with his apparel, and put a bronze helmet on his head, and clothed him with body armor.
And Saul clothed David with his apparel, and put a bronze helmet on his head, and clothed him with body armor.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Saul clothed Dauid with his clothes, and set an helmet of stele vpon his heade, and put an habergion vpo him.
And Saul clothed Dauid with his clothes, and set an helmet of stele vpon his heade, and put an habergion vpo him.
American Standard Version
And Saul clad David with his apparel, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.
And Saul clad David with his apparel, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.
Bible in Basic English
Then Saul gave David his clothing of war, and put a head-dress of brass on his head and had him clothed with a coat of metal.
Then Saul gave David his clothing of war, and put a head-dress of brass on his head and had him clothed with a coat of metal.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Saul put his rayment vpon Dauid, and put an helmet of brasse vpon his head, and put a coate of mayle vpon him.
And Saul put his rayment vpon Dauid, and put an helmet of brasse vpon his head, and put a coate of mayle vpon him.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Saul clad David with his apparel, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.
And Saul clad David with his apparel, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.
King James Version (1611)
And Saul armed Dauid with his armour, and hee put an helmet of brasse vpon his head, also he armed him with a coat of male.
And Saul armed Dauid with his armour, and hee put an helmet of brasse vpon his head, also he armed him with a coat of male.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Saul clothed David with a military coat, and put his brazen helmet on his head.
And Saul clothed David with a military coat, and put his brazen helmet on his head.
English Revised Version
And Saul clad David with his apparel, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.
And Saul clad David with his apparel, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Saul clothide Dauid with hise clothis, and puttide a brasun basynet on his heed, and clothide hym with an haburioun.
And Saul clothide Dauid with hise clothis, and puttide a brasun basynet on his heed, and clothide hym with an haburioun.
Young's Literal Translation
And Saul clotheth David with his long robe, and hath put a helmet of brass on his head, and doth clothe him with a coat of mail.
And Saul clotheth David with his long robe, and hath put a helmet of brass on his head, and doth clothe him with a coat of mail.
Update Bible Version
And Saul clad David with his apparel, and he put a helmet of bronze on his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.
And Saul clad David with his apparel, and he put a helmet of bronze on his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Saul armed David with his armor, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
And Saul armed David with his armor, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
World English Bible
Saul clad David with his clothing, and he put a helmet of brass on his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.
Saul clad David with his clothing, and he put a helmet of brass on his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.
New King James Version
So Saul clothed David with his armor, and he put a bronze helmet on his head; he also clothed him with a coat of mail.
So Saul clothed David with his armor, and he put a bronze helmet on his head; he also clothed him with a coat of mail.
New Living Translation
Then Saul gave David his own armor—a bronze helmet and a coat of mail.
Then Saul gave David his own armor—a bronze helmet and a coat of mail.
New Life Bible
Then Saul dressed David with his clothes. He put a brass head covering on his head, and dressed him with heavy battle-clothes.
Then Saul dressed David with his clothes. He put a brass head covering on his head, and dressed him with heavy battle-clothes.
New Revised Standard
Saul clothed David with his armor; he put a bronze helmet on his head and clothed him with a coat of mail.
Saul clothed David with his armor; he put a bronze helmet on his head and clothed him with a coat of mail.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Saul clad David with his own military coat, and set a helmet of bronze upon his head, - and clad him with a coat of mail.
And Saul clad David with his own military coat, and set a helmet of bronze upon his head, - and clad him with a coat of mail.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Saul clothed David with his garments, and put a helmet of brass upon his head, and armed him with a coat of mail.
And Saul clothed David with his garments, and put a helmet of brass upon his head, and armed him with a coat of mail.
Revised Standard Version
Then Saul clothed David with his armor; he put a helmet of bronze on his head, and clothed him with a coat of mail.
Then Saul clothed David with his armor; he put a helmet of bronze on his head, and clothed him with a coat of mail.
THE MESSAGE
Then Saul outfitted David as a soldier in armor. He put his bronze helmet on his head and belted his sword on him over the armor. David tried to walk but he could hardly budge. David told Saul, "I can't even move with all this stuff on me. I'm not used to this." And he took it all off.
Then Saul outfitted David as a soldier in armor. He put his bronze helmet on his head and belted his sword on him over the armor. David tried to walk but he could hardly budge. David told Saul, "I can't even move with all this stuff on me. I'm not used to this." And he took it all off.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Saul clothed David with his garments and put a bronze helmet on his head, and he clothed him with armor.
Then Saul clothed David with his garments and put a bronze helmet on his head, and he clothed him with armor.
Contextual Overview
31Now David's words were overheard and reported to Saul, who called for him. 32And David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail on account of this Philistine. Your servant will go and fight him!" 33But Saul replied, "You cannot go out against this Philistine to fight him. You are just a boy, and he has been a warrior from his youth." 34David replied, "Your servant has been tending his father's sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock, 35I went after it, struck it down, and delivered the lamb from its mouth. If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it. 36Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God." 37David added, "The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and of the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine." "Go," said Saul, "and may the LORD be with you." 38Then Saul clothed David in his own tunic, put a bronze helmet on his head, and dressed him in armor.39David strapped his sword over the tunic and tried to walk, but he was not used to all this armor. "I cannot walk in these," David said to Saul. "I am not used to them." So David took them off.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
armed David with his armour: Heb. clothed David with his clothes, 1 Samuel 17:5
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 17:31 - sent for him
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Saul armed David with his armour,.... Not with what he wore himself; for it cannot be thought he would strip himself of his armour in the field of battle, and when just going to it; and besides what suited the one would not be fit for the other, their bulk and stature being different i but this was some armour Saul had brought with him, besides what he himself wore, to furnish any with that might want it:
and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; such an one, though not so large as Goliath had, these being usually made of brass;
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also he armed him with a coat of mail; which probably was of brass also, and like that of Goliath's too, only lesser, 1 Samuel 17:5.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 38. Saul armed David — He knew that although the battle was the Lord's, yet prudent means should be used to secure success.
