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Davidדָּוִדtookוַיִּקַּחthe headאֶת רֹאשׁof the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּיand brought itוַיְבִאֵהוּto Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִָםand his weaponsוְאֶת כֵּלָיוhe putשָׂםin his tent.בְּאָהֳלוֹ
1 Samuel 17:54
Study it in the app“David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, and his weapons he put in his tent.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 17:54, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- tookיִּקַּחyikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikach” appears- the headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- of the Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishti
Philistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “pelishti” appears- and brought itיְבִאֵyevie
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yevie” appears- to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- and his weaponsכֵּלָיkelay
weapon
What is carried to war to fight with: sword, bow, spear.
Where else “kelay” appears- he putשָׂםsam
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “sam” appears- in his tentאָהֳלahol
tent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “ahol” appears
Translation note
Jerusalem still belonged to the Jebusites (2 Samuel 5:6-9); the text does not explain when or how David took the head there.
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
53The sons of Israel returned from hotly pursuing the Philistines and plundered their camps.
54 · This verse (above)
55When Saul saw David going out to meet the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, “Whose son is this young man, Abner?” And Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I do not know.”