And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
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Gill's Exposition
And David said to Saul, let no man's heart fail because of him,.... The Philistine, though so gigantic, mighty, and blustering: this he said within himself, so Kimchi; as David perceived the hearts of…
Adam Clarke
And David said - This properly connects with the eleventh verse.
David is at length presented to Saul for his champion (Sa1 17:31) and he bravely undertakes to fight the Philistine (Sa1 17:32): Let no man's heart fail because of him. It would have reflected too…
David volunteers to fight Goliath
32. And David said unto Saul According to the Sept. text this stands in close and appropriate connexion with 1Sa 17:17: in the Heb. text David's offer certainly…
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