1 Samuel 17:24 - Printer Friendly

ESV: All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were much afraid.

NIV: Whenever the Israelites saw the man, they all fled from him in great fear.

NASB: When all the men of Israel saw the man, they fled from him and were very fearful.

CSB: When all the Israelite men saw Goliath, they retreated from him terrified.

NLT: As soon as the Israelite army saw him, they began to run away in fright.

KJV: And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.

NKJV: And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were dreadfully afraid.

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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