1 Samuel 17:32

Easy-to-Read Version

David said to Saul, "People shouldn't let Goliath discourage them. I am your servant. I will go fight this Philistine."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
David said to Saul, “Don’t let anyone be discouraged by him; your servant will go and fight this Philistine!”

Hebrew Names Version
David said to Sha'ul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Pelishti.

King James Version
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

Lexham English Bible
David said to Saul, "Do not let anyone's heart fail concerning him! Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine."

English Standard Version
And David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine."

New Century Version
David said to Saul, "Don't let anyone be discouraged. I, your servant, will go and fight this Philistine!"

New English Translation
David said to Saul, "Don't let anyone be discouraged. Your servant will go and fight this Philistine!"

Amplified Bible
David said to Saul, "Let no man's courage fail because of him (Goliath). Your servant will go out and fight with this Philistine."

New American Standard Bible
And David said to Saul, "May no one's heart fail on account of him; your servant will go and fight this Philistine!"

Geneva Bible (1587)
So Dauid saide to Saul, Let no mans heart faile him, because of him: thy seruant wil goe, and fight with this Philistim.

Legacy Standard Bible
And David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail on account of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine."

Contemporary English Version
"Your Majesty," he said, "this Philistine shouldn't turn us into cowards. I'll go out and fight him myself!"

Complete Jewish Bible
David said to Sha'ul, "No one should lose heart because of him; your servant will go and fight this P'lishti."

Darby Translation
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him: thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

George Lamsa Translation
And David said to Saul, Let no mans heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

Good News Translation
David said to Saul, "Your Majesty, no one should be afraid of this Philistine! I will go and fight him."

Literal Translation
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and will fight with this Philistine.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Dauid sayde vnto Saul: Let no mans hert be discoraged because of him. Thy seruaunt shall go, and fighte with the Philistyne.

American Standard Version
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

Bible in Basic English
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart become feeble because of him; I, your servant, will go out and have a fight with this Philistine.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Dauid sayde to Saul: Let no mans heart fayle him because of him: Thy seruaunt will go, and fight with yonder Philistine.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And David said to Saul: 'Let no man's heart fail within him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.'

King James Version (1611)
And Dauid said to Saul, Let no mans heart faile, because of him: thy seruant will goe and fight with this Philistine.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David said to Saul, Let not, I pray thee, the heart of my lord be dejected within him: thy servant will go, and fight with this Philistine.

English Revised Version
And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

Berean Standard Bible
And David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail on account of this Philistine. Your servant will go and fight him!"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne Dauyd was brouyt to Saul, Dauyd spak to hym, The herte of ony man falle not doun for `that Filistei, Y thi seruaunt schal go, and `Y schal fiyte ayens the Filistei.

Young's Literal Translation
and David saith unto Saul, `Let no man's heart fall because of him, thy servant doth go, and hath fought with this Philistine.'

Update Bible Version
And David said to Saul, Don't let the heart of man fail because of him; your slave will go and fight with this Philistine.

Webster's Bible Translation
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

World English Bible
David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

New King James Version
Then David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine."

New Living Translation
"Don't worry about this Philistine," David told Saul. "I'll go fight him!"

New Life Bible
David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart become weak because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine."

New Revised Standard
David said to Saul, "Let no one's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And David said unto Saul, Let not the heart of my lord fail, because of him, - thy servant, will go, and fight with this Philistine.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he was brought to Saul, he said to him. Let not any man’s heart be dismayed in him: I thy servant will go, and will fight against the Philistine.

Revised Standard Version
And David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine."

THE MESSAGE
"Master," said David, "don't give up hope. I'm ready to go and fight this Philistine."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail on account of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine."

Contextual Overview

³¹ Some men heard David talking. They took David to Saul and told him what David had said. ³² David said to Saul, "People shouldn't let Goliath discourage them. I am your servant. I will go fight this Philistine." ³³ Saul answered, "You can't go out and fight against this Philistine. You're not even a soldier! Goliath has been fighting in wars since he was a boy." ³⁴ But David said to Saul, "There were times when I was taking care of my father's sheep that wild animals came to take some sheep from the flock. Once there was a lion and another time, a bear. ³⁵ I chased that wild animal, attacked it, and took the sheep from its mouth. The wild animal jumped on me, but I caught it by the fur under its mouth. And I hit it and killed it. ³⁶ I killed both a lion and a bear like that! And I will kill that foreigner, Goliath, just like them. Goliath will die because he made fun of the army of the living God. ³⁷ The Lord saved me from the lion and the bear. He will also save me from this Philistine." Saul said to David, "Go and may the Lord be with you." ³⁸ Saul put his own clothes on David. He put a bronze helmet on David's head and armor on his body. ³⁹ David put on the sword and tried to walk around. He tried to wear Saul's uniform, but David was not used to all those heavy things. David said to Saul, "I can't fight in these things. I'm not used to them." So David took them all off.

Bible Verse Review
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Let: Numbers 13:30, Numbers 14:9, Deuteronomy 20:1-3, Isaiah 35:4, Hebrews 12:12

thy: 1 Samuel 14:6, 1 Samuel 16:18, Joshua 14:12, Psalms 3:6, Psalms 27:1-3

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 10:12 - Be of good 1 Chronicles 19:13 - of good Isaiah 7:4 - neither be fainthearted

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And David said to Saul, let no man's heart fail because of him,.... The Philistine, though so gigantic, mighty, and blustering: this he said within himself, so Kimchi; as David perceived the hearts of most, if not all, did, since none dared to go out and fight him, but on the contrary fled from him:

thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine; and therefore there need be no thought, care, or concern to look out for another man.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 17:32. And David said — This properly connects with the eleventh verse. 1 Samuel 17:11