Discovery Box1 Samuel 17:49-53 
Context17:49 David reached his hand into the bag and took out a stone. He slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank deeply into his forehead, and he fell down with his face to the ground.
17:50 1 David prevailed over the Philistine with just the sling and the stone. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. David did not even have a sword in his hand. 2 17:51 David ran and stood over the Philistine. He grabbed Goliath’s 3 sword, drew it from its sheath, 4 killed him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they ran away.
17:52 Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward, shouting a battle cry. 5 They chased the Philistines to the valley 6 and to the very gates of Ekron. The Philistine corpses lay fallen along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron. 17:53 When the Israelites returned from their hot pursuit of the Philistines, they looted their camp.
2 tn Verse 50 is a summary statement; v. 51 gives a more detailed account of how David killed the Philistine.
3 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Goliath) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tc Most LXX
5 tn Heb “arose and cried out.”
6 tc Most of the LXX
