1 Samuel 17:16

17:15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.

And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

KJV

The Philistine came near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

17:17 And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;

What does 1 Samuel 17:16 mean?

1 Samuel 17:16 is a verse in the book of 1 Samuel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include פְּלִשְׁתִּי (Pᵉlishtîy), נָגַשׁ (nâgash), שָׁכַם (shâkam). It connects to 15 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

And

the

PhilistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיPᵉlishtîy/pel-ish-tee'/H6430a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth

drew

nearנָגַשׁnâgash/naw-gash'/H5066to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back

morningשָׁכַםshâkam/shaw-kam'/H7925literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning

and

evening,עָרַבʻârab/aw-rab'/H6150to grow dusky at sundown

and

presentedיָצַבyâtsab/yaw-tsab'/H3320to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continue

himself

fortyאַרְבָּעִיםʼarbâʻîym/ar-baw-eem'/H705forty

days.יוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:16

HENRY_FULL · 1 Samuel 17:16

Sam.12" We left the general assembly of the states together, in the close of the foregoing chapter; in this chapter we have Samuel's speech to them, when he resigned the government into the hands of Saul, in which, I. He clears himself from all suspicion or imputation of mismanagement, while the administration was in his hands, ver. 1-5 . II. He reminds them of the great things God had done for them and for their fathers, ver. 6-13 . III. He sets before them good and evil, the blessing and the curse, ver. 14, 15 . IV. He awakens them to regard what he said to them, by calling to God for thunder, ver. 16-19 . V. He encourages them with hopes that all should be well, ver. 20-25 . This is his farewell sermon to that august assembly and Saul's coronation sermon.

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Numbers 27:17

Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd.

1 Samuel 2:22

Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. assembled: Heb. assembled by troops

1 Samuel 2:29

Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?

1 Samuel 3:13

For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not. For I: or, And I will tell him vile: or, accursed restrained: Heb. frowned not upon them

1 Samuel 3:16

Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.

1 Samuel 3:19

And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.

1 Samuel 3:20

And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD. established: or, faithful

1 Samuel 8:1

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

1 Samuel 8:3

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

1 Samuel 8:5

And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

1 Samuel 8:20

That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.

Isaiah 46:3

Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:

Isaiah 46:4

And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.

2 Timothy 4:6

For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.

2 Peter 1:14

Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with 1 Samuel 17:16.

Amos 5:25

Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

Exodus 8:20

And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

Exodus 9:13

And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

Frequently asked questions

What does 1 Samuel 17:16 say?

1 Samuel 17:16 (King James Version) reads: "And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days."

Is 1 Samuel 17:16 in the Old or New Testament?

1 Samuel 17:16 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 1 Samuel.

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