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Monday, April 29th, 2024
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Bible Commentaries
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Darby, John. "Commentary on 1 Samuel 17". "John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament". https://beta.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/dsn/1-samuel-17.html. 1857-67.
Darby, John. "Commentary on 1 Samuel 17". "John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament". https://beta.studylight.org/
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Introduction
1:1 Ephrathite. (e-34) Or 'Ephraimite,' the Levites being considered as belonging to the tribe in which they lived. see Judges 17:7 .
Verse 1
17:1 armies (a-6) Or 'camps.' so ch. 28.1.
Verse 3
17:3 on (b-5) on (b-15) Rather, 'towards.'
Verse 4
17:4 champion (c-6) Lit. 'middle-man;' and so ver. 23.
Verse 10
17:10 defied (d-7) Or 'reproached;' and so vers. 25,26,36,45.
Verse 17
17:17 quickly (e-26) Or 'run.'
Verse 26
17:26 armies (a-41)
Verse 29
17:29 me? (b-14) Or, 'Is there not a cause?'
Verse 36
17:36 armies (a-25) Strictly, 'ranks,' as vers. 10,45.
Verse 40
17:40 brook, (a-18) Or 'valley,' as Deuteronomy 2:14 .
Verse 45
17:45 armies (b-35) 'ranks,' as vers. 10,26,36. whom (c-38) Or 'which.'
Verse 50
17:50 overcame (d-3) Or 'was stronger than.'
Verse 51
17:51 completely, (e-23) An intensive form of the Hebrew verb.