Discovery Box1 Samuel 17:50 
Context17:50 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
1 Samuel 14:21
Context14:21 The Hebrews who had earlier gone over to the Philistine side 3 joined the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.
1 Samuel 17:11
Context17:11 When Saul and all the Israelites 4 heard these words of the Philistine, they were upset and very afraid.
1 Samuel 17:32
Context17:32 David said to Saul, “Don’t let anyone be discouraged. 5 Your servant will go and fight this Philistine!”
1 Samuel 17:42
Context17:42 When the Philistine looked carefully at David, he despised him, for he was only a ruddy and handsome boy.
1 Samuel 27:7
Context27:7 The length of time 6 that David lived in the Philistine countryside was a year 7 and four months.
2 tn Verse 50 is a summary statement; v. 51 gives a more detailed account of how David killed the Philistine.
3 tn Heb “and the Hebrews were to the Philistines formerly, who went up with them in the camp all around.”
4 tn Heb “all Israel.”
5 tn Heb “Let not the heart of a man fall upon him.” The LXX reads “my lord,” instead of “a man.”
6 tn Heb “the number of the days.”
7 tn Heb “days.” The plural of the word “day” is sometimes used idiomatically to refer specifically to a year. In addition to this occurrence in v. 7 see also 1 Sam 1:3, 21; 2:19; 20:6; Lev 25:29; Judg 17:10.
