43He said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.


In Context

40 Then he took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd's bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine.

41 Meanwhile, the Philistine, with his shield bearer in front of him, kept coming closer to David.

42 He looked David over and saw that he was only a boy, ruddy and handsome, and he despised him.

43 He said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

44 "Come here," he said, "and I'll give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!"

45 David said to the Philistine, "You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

1st Samuel 17:43 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:43And the Philistine said unto David, [Am] I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:43And the Philistine said to David: Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with a staff? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:43And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:43And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:43And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:43And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staffs? and the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:43The Philistine said to David, |Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?| The Philistine cursed David by his gods.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:43And the Philistine saith unto David, 'Am I a dog that thou art coming unto me with staves?' and the Philistine revileth David by his gods,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:43And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.