KJV King James Version
And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Samuel 17:22
And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.
WEB World English Bible
David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and greeted his brothers.
ASV American Standard Version
And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And David letteth down the goods from off him on the hand of a keeper of the goods, and runneth into the rank, and cometh and asketh of his brethren of welfare.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 17
19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, [were] in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
20 And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.
21 For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
22 And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
23 And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard [them].
24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
25 And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, [that] the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.
Topics connected to this verse
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּטֹּשׁ֩H5203 · na.tashto leaveדָּוִ֨דH1732 · da.vidDavidאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַכֵּלִ֜יםH3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilמֵעָלָ֗יוH5921 · aluponעַל־H5921 · aluponיַד֙H3027 · yadhandשׁוֹמֵ֣רH8104 · sha.marto keep: obeyהַכֵּלִ֔יםH3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilוַיָּ֖רָץH7323 · rutsto run: runהַמַּעֲרָכָ֑הH4634 · ma.a.ra.khahrankוַיָּבֹ֕אH935 · boto come (in): comeוַיִּשְׁאַ֥לH7592 · sha.alto askלְאֶחָ֖יוH251 · achbrother: male-siblingלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃H7965 · sha.lompeace
Cross-references
Luke 10:5-6And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace [be] to this house.Genesis 37:14And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.Isaiah 10:28He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages:Judges 18:15And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, [even] unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.Matthew 10:12-13And when ye come into an house, salute it.
HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION
Compare classic commentaries on 1 Samuel 17:22
Put Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke, Calvin, Wesley, Barnes, Jamieson–Fausset–Brown, Aquinas’ Catena and other public-domain sources beside the passage.
Compare commentaries →