1 Samuel 17:51
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 17:51 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 17:51 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 17:51 — KJV
“Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.”
— 1 Samuel 17:51 (KJV)
1 Samuel 17:51 in Context — About the Book of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel traces Israel's shift from judges to kings through three lives: Samuel the prophet, Saul the rejected king, and David the shepherd anointed in secret. It is rich with prayer — Hannah's desperate plea for a child opens the book and becomes a template for praying through tears.
Cross-References for 1 Samuel 17:51
“Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:51: therefore, philistine, took
“And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:51: david, took, slew
“And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:51: david, philistine, took
“And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:51: david, sword, thereof
“And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:51: philistine, philistines, saw
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