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New Century Version

1 Samuel 17:11

When Saul and the Israelites heard the Philistine's words, they were very scared.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Championship;   Doubting;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   Home;   Humbled, Israel;   Israel;   Israel-The Jews;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Religion;   Stories for Children;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Philistia, philistines;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Giant;   Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Goliath ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Goliath;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Goliath;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When Saul and all Israel heard these words from the Philistine, they lost their courage and were terrified.
Hebrew Names Version
When Sha'ul and all Yisra'el heard those words of the Pelishti, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
King James Version
When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
Lexham English Bible
When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and very afraid.
English Standard Version
When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
New English Translation
When Saul and all the Israelites heard these words of the Philistine, they were upset and very afraid.
Amplified Bible
When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
New American Standard Bible
When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and very fearful.
Geneva Bible (1587)
When Saul & all Israel heard those wordes of the Philistim, they were discouraged, & greatly afraide.
Legacy Standard Bible
When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
Contemporary English Version
Saul and his men heard what Goliath said, but they were so frightened of Goliath that they couldn't do a thing.
Complete Jewish Bible
When Sha'ul and all Isra'el heard those words of the P'lishti, they were shaken and terrified.
Darby Translation
And Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, and they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
Easy-to-Read Version
Saul and the Israelite soldiers heard what Goliath said, and they were very afraid.
George Lamsa Translation
When Saul and all Israel heard the words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
Good News Translation
When Saul and his men heard this, they were terrified.
Literal Translation
And Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine. And they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Whan Saul and all Israel herde these wordes of ye Philistyne, they were astonnyed, and sore afrayed.
American Standard Version
And when Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
Bible in Basic English
And Saul and all Israel, hearing those words of the Philistine, were troubled and full of fear.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
When Saul and all Israel heard those wordes of ye Philistine, they were discouraged, and greatly afraide.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
King James Version (1611)
When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, and they were dismayed, and greatly terrified.
English Revised Version
And when Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
Berean Standard Bible
On hearing the words of the Philistine, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and greatly afraid.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli Saul and alle men of Israel herden siche wordis of `the Filistey, and thei weren astonyed, and dredden greetli.
Young's Literal Translation
And Saul heareth -- and all Israel -- these words of the Philistine, and they are broken down and greatly afraid.
Update Bible Version
And when Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
Webster's Bible Translation
When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
World English Bible
When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
New King James Version
When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
New Living Translation
When Saul and the Israelites heard this, they were terrified and deeply shaken.
New Life Bible
When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were troubled and very afraid.
New Revised Standard
When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and feared exceedingly.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Saul and all the Israelites hearing these words of the Philistine, were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
Revised Standard Version
When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
THE MESSAGE
When Saul and his troops heard the Philistine's challenge, they were terrified and lost all hope.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

Contextual Overview

1 The Philistines gathered their armies for war. They met at Socoh in Judah and camped at Ephes Dammim between Socoh and Azekah. 2 Saul and the Israelites gathered in the Valley of Elah and camped there and took their positions to fight the Philistines. 3 The Philistines controlled one hill while the Israelites controlled another. The valley was between them. 4 The Philistines had a champion fighter from Gath named Goliath. He was about nine feet, four inches tall. He came out of the Philistine camp 5 with a bronze helmet on his head and a coat of bronze armor that weighed about one hundred twenty-five pounds. 6 He wore bronze protectors on his legs, and he had a bronze spear on his back. 7 The wooden part of his larger spear was like a weaver's rod, and its blade weighed about fifteen pounds. The officer who carried his shield walked in front of him. 8 Goliath stood and shouted to the Israelite soldiers, "Why have you taken positions for battle? I am a Philistine, and you are Saul's servants! Choose a man and send him to fight me. 9 If he can fight and kill me, we will be your servants. But if I can kill him, you will be our servants." 10 Then he said, "Today I stand and dare the army of Israel! Send one of your men to fight me!"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

dismayed: Deuteronomy 31:8, Joshua 1:9, Psalms 27:1, Proverbs 28:1, Isaiah 51:12, Isaiah 51:13, Isaiah 57:11

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 7:7 - afraid 1 Samuel 17:24 - sore

Cross-References

Genesis 17:25
And Ishmael, his son, was thirteen years old when he was circumcised.
Genesis 17:27
Also on that day all the men in Abraham's camp were circumcised, including all those born in his camp and all the slaves he had bought from other nations.
Exodus 4:25
But Zipporah took a flint knife and circumcised her son. Taking the skin, she touched Moses' feet with it and said to him, "You are a bridegroom of blood to me."
Exodus 12:48
A foreigner who lives with you may share in the Lord 's Passover if all the males in his house become circumcised. Then, since he will be like a citizen of Israel, he may share in the meal. But a man who is not circumcised may not eat the Passover meal.
Deuteronomy 10:16
Give yourselves completely to serving him, and do not be stubborn any longer.
Joshua 5:3
So Joshua made knives from flint stones and circumcised the Israelites at Gibeath Haaraloth.
2 Samuel 3:14
Then David sent messengers to Saul's son Ish-Bosheth, saying, "Give me my wife Michal. She was promised to me, and I killed a hundred Philistines to get her."
Acts 7:8
God made an agreement with Abraham, the sign of which was circumcision. And so when Abraham had his son Isaac, Abraham circumcised him when he was eight days old. Isaac also circumcised his son Jacob, and Jacob did the same for his sons, the twelve ancestors of our people.
Romans 4:11
Abraham was circumcised to show that he was right with God through faith before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the father of all those who believe but are not circumcised; he is the father of all believers who are accepted as being right with God.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine,.... For they were delivered with such a tone and strength of voice, as to be heard very generally, at least by many, and which soon was reported through the whole army:

they were dismayed, and greatly afraid; which may seem strange, when there were so many valiant men among them, as Saul himself, who had behaved with so much courage against the Ammonites, Philistines, and Amalekites; but now the Spirit of God was departed from him, and he was become timorous and fearful; and though he was much better than he had been, yet still he was not the man of spirit and resolution as before: there was also Abner, the general of his army, a very valiant man, a great man in Israel, and yet appears not on this occasion; and, what is more wonderful, Jonathan the son of Saul was present, as appears from

1 Samuel 18:1 who had not only smitten a garrison of the Philistines, but with one man more only had attacked another garrison, and routed the whole army of the Philistines, and yet now shows not his head against a single man: so it is when God cuts off the spirits of princes, or takes away their courage; victory over this man, and the glory of it, were reserved for David; and all this fear and dread throughout the armies of Israel were suffered, that he might appear the more glorious.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 17:11. Saul and all Israel - were dismayed — They saw no man able to accept the challenge.


 
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