1 Samuel 17:11
◄  1 Samuel 17:11  ►
New International Version (©2011)
On hearing the Philistine's words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified.

New Living Translation (©2007)
When Saul and the Israelites heard this, they were terrified and deeply shaken.

English Standard Version (©2001)
When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
When Saul and all Israel heard these words from the Philistine, they lost their courage and were terrified.

International Standard Version (©2012)
When Saul and all the Israelis heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and very frightened.

NET Bible (©2006)
When Saul and all the Israelites heard these words of the Philistine, they were upset and very afraid.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
When Saul and all the Israelites heard what this Philistine said, they were gripped with fear.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

American King James Version
When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

American Standard Version
And when Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Saul and all the Israelites hearing these words of the Philistine were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

Darby Bible Translation
And Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, and they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

English Revised Version
And when Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

Webster's Bible Translation
When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

World English Bible
When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

Young's Literal Translation
And Saul heareth -- and all Israel -- these words of the Philistine, and they are broken down and greatly afraid.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

17:1-11 Men so entirely depend upon God in all things, that when he withdraws his help, the most valiant and resolute cannot find their hearts or hands, as daily experience shows.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine,.... For they were delivered with such a tone and strength of voice, as to be heard very generally, at least by many, and which soon was reported through the whole army:

they were dismayed, and greatly afraid; which may seem strange, when there were so many valiant men among them, as Saul himself, who had behaved with so much courage against the Ammonites, Philistines, and Amalekites; but now the Spirit of God was departed from him, and he was become timorous and fearful; and though he was much better than he had been, yet still he was not the man of spirit and resolution as before: there was also Abner, the general of his army, a very valiant man, a great man in Israel, and yet appears not on this occasion; and, what is more wonderful, Jonathan the son of Saul was present, as appears from 1 Samuel 18:1 who had not only smitten a garrison of the Philistines, but with one man more only had attacked another garrison, and routed the whole army of the Philistines, and yet now shows not his head against a single man: so it is when God cuts off the spirits of princes, or takes away their courage; victory over this man, and the glory of it, were reserved for David; and all this fear and dread throughout the armies of Israel were suffered, that he might appear the more glorious.

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Goliath's Challenge
…9If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall you be our servants, and serve us. 10And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together. 11When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

1 Samuel 7:7 When the Philistines heard that Israel had assembled at Mizpah, the rulers of the Philistines came up to attack them. When the Israelites heard of it, they were afraid because of the Philistines.
1 Samuel 17:10 Then the Philistine said, "This day I defy the armies of Israel! Give me a man and let us fight each other."
1 Samuel 17:12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite named Jesse, who was from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and in Saul's time he was very old.