1 Samuel 17:54

Easy-to-Read Version

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

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.

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.

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.

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 Goliath the Philistine started to attack David. He slowly walked closer and closer toward David, but David ran out to meet Goliath. ⁴⁹ David took out a stone from his bag. He put it in his sling and swung the sling. The stone flew from the sling and hit Goliath right between the eyes. The stone sank deep into his head, and Goliath fell to the ground—face down. ⁵⁰ So David defeated the Philistine with only a sling and one stone! He hit the Philistine and killed him. David didn't have a sword, ⁵¹ so he ran and stood beside the Philistine. Then David took Goliath's own sword out of its sheath and used it to cut off his head. That is how David killed the Philistine. When the other Philistines saw their hero was dead, they turned and ran. ⁵² The soldiers of Israel and Judah shouted and started chasing the Philistines. The Israelites chased them all the way to the city limits of Gath and to the gates of Ekron. They killed many of the Philistines. Their bodies were scattered along the Shaaraim road all the way to Gath and Ekron. ⁵³ After chasing the Philistines, the Israelites came back to the Philistine camp and took many things from that camp. ⁵⁴ David took the Philistine's head to Jerusalem, but he kept the Philistine's weapons at home. ⁵⁵ Saul watched David go out to fight Goliath. Saul spoke to Abner, the commander of the army. "Abner, who is that young man's father?" Abner answered, "I swear I don't know, sir." ⁵⁶ King Saul said, "Find out who his father is." ⁵⁷ When David came back after killing Goliath, Abner brought him to Saul. David was still holding the Philistine's head.

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.