Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Whenever the Israelites saw the man, they all fled from him in great fear. New Living Translation As soon as the Israelite army saw him, they began to run away in fright. English Standard Version All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were much afraid. Berean Standard Bible When all the men of Israel saw Goliath, they fled from him in great fear. King James Bible And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid. New King James Version And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were dreadfully afraid. New American Standard Bible When all the men of Israel saw the man, they fled from him and were very fearful. NASB 1995 When all the men of Israel saw the man, they fled from him and were greatly afraid. NASB 1977 When all the men of Israel saw the man, they fled from him and were greatly afraid. Legacy Standard Bible Now all the men of Israel saw the man, and they fled from him and were greatly afraid. Amplified Bible When the men of Israel all saw the man, they fled from him, and were very frightened. Christian Standard Bible When all the Israelite men saw Goliath, they retreated from him terrified. Holman Christian Standard Bible When all the Israelite men saw Goliath, they retreated from him terrified. American Standard Version And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And all the men of Israel, when they saw the giant, they were afraid, and they fled from before him Contemporary English Version When the Israelite soldiers saw Goliath, they were scared and ran off. Douay-Rheims Bible And all the Israelites when they saw the man, fled from his face, fearing him exceedingly. English Revised Version And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid. GOD'S WORD® Translation When all the men of Israel saw Goliath, they fled from him because they were terrified. Good News Translation When the Israelites saw Goliath, they ran away in terror. International Standard Version When all the Israelis saw the man, they fled from him and were very frightened. JPS Tanakh 1917 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid. Literal Standard Version and all the men of Israel, when they see the man, flee from his presence, and are greatly afraid. Majority Standard Bible When all the men of Israel saw Goliath, they fled from him in great fear. New American Bible When the Israelites saw the man, they all retreated before him, terrified. NET Bible When all the men of Israel saw this man, they retreated from his presence and were very afraid. New Revised Standard Version All the Israelites, when they saw the man, fled from him and were very much afraid. New Heart English Bible All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were terrified. Webster's Bible Translation And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were exceedingly afraid. World English Bible All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were terrified. Young's Literal Translation and all the men of Israel when they see the man flee from his presence, and are greatly afraid. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David Accepts the Challenge…23And as he was speaking with them, suddenly the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, came forward from the Philistines and shouted his usual words, which David also heard. 24When all the men of Israel saw Goliath, they fled from him in great fear. 25Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see this man who keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”… Cross References 1 Samuel 17:23 And as he was speaking with them, suddenly the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, came forward from the Philistines and shouted his usual words, which David also heard. 1 Samuel 17:25 Now the men of Israel had been saying, "Do you see this man who keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father's house from taxation in Israel." Treasury of Scripture And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid. him [heb] his face 1 Samuel 13:6,7 When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits… sore 1 Samuel 17:11 When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid. Leviticus 26:36 And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth. Numbers 13:33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight. Jump to Previous Afraid Exceedingly Israel Israelites Overcome Presence Ran SoreJump to Next Afraid Exceedingly Israel Israelites Overcome Presence Ran Sore1 Samuel 17 1. The armies of the Israelites and Philistines being ready to battle4. Goliath challenges a combat 12. David, sent by his father to visit his brothers, takes the challenge 28. Eliab chides him 30. He is brought to Saul 32. shows the reason of his confidence 38. and slays the giant 55. Saul takes notice of David (24) Fled from him, and were sore afraid.--The student of the history can hardly understand this great fear of a giant Philistine which seems to have come upon the warriors of Saul. When we remember the gallant deeds of the people in former years, it reads like a page out of the story of another race. A dull, cowardly torpor had come over Saul, the punishment for his self-will and disobedience, and the king's helpless lethargy had settled now on the hearts of the soldiers he had trained so well in his earlier and nobler days. Hebrew When allוְכֹל֙ (wə·ḵōl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the men אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc saw Goliath, בִּרְאוֹתָ֖ם (bir·’ō·w·ṯām) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see they fled וַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙ (way·yā·nu·sū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5127: To flit, vanish away from him מִפָּנָ֔יו (mip·pā·nāw) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face in great fear. וַיִּֽירְא֖וּ (way·yî·rə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten Links 1 Samuel 17:24 NIV1 Samuel 17:24 NLT 1 Samuel 17:24 ESV 1 Samuel 17:24 NASB 1 Samuel 17:24 KJV 1 Samuel 17:24 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 17:24 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 17:24 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 17:24 French Bible 1 Samuel 17:24 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 17:24 All the men of Israel when they (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |