1-samuel 17:43
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come out to me with sticks? And the Philistine put curses on David by all his gods.
Webster's Revision
And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staffs? and the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
World English Bible
The Philistine said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?" The Philistine cursed David by his gods.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
Definitions for 1-samuel 17:43
Clarke's 1-samuel 17:43 Bible Commentary
Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? - It is very likely that Goliath did not perceive the sling, which David might have kept coiled up within his hand.
Cursed David by his gods - Prayed his gods to curse him. This long parley between David and Goliath is quite in the style of those times. A Hindoo sometimes in a fit of anger says to his enemy, The goddess Kalee shall devour thee! May Doorga destroy thee! Homer's heroes have generally an altercation before they engage; and sometimes enter into geographical and genealogical discussions, and vaunt and scold most contemptibly.
Wesley's 1-samuel 17:43 Bible Commentary
17:43 Dog - Dost thou think to beat me as easily as thou wouldst thy dog?