Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then Saul dressed David in his own tunic. He put a coat of armor on him and a bronze helmet on his head. New Living Translation Then Saul gave David his own armor—a bronze helmet and a coat of mail. English Standard Version Then Saul clothed David with his armor. He put a helmet of bronze on his head and clothed him with a coat of mail, Berean Standard Bible Then Saul clothed David in his own tunic, put a bronze helmet on his head, and dressed him in armor. King James Bible And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail. New King James Version So Saul clothed David with his armor, and he put a bronze helmet on his head; he also clothed him with a coat of mail. New American Standard Bible Then Saul clothed David with his military attire and put a bronze helmet on his head, and outfitted him with armor. NASB 1995 Then Saul clothed David with his garments and put a bronze helmet on his head, and he clothed him with armor. NASB 1977 Then Saul clothed David with his garments and put a bronze helmet on his head, and he clothed him with armor. Legacy Standard Bible Then Saul clothed David with his robes and put a bronze helmet on his head, and he clothed him with armor. Amplified Bible Then Saul dressed David in his garments and put a bronze helmet on his head, and put a coat of mail (armor) on him. Christian Standard Bible Then Saul had his own military clothes put on David. He put a bronze helmet on David’s head and had him put on armor. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Saul had his own military clothes put on David. He put a bronze helmet on David’s head and had him put on armor. American Standard Version And Saul clad David with his apparel, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail. Contemporary English Version Saul had his own military clothes and armor put on David, and he gave David a bronze helmet to wear. English Revised Version And Saul clad David with his apparel, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail. GOD'S WORD® Translation Saul put his battle tunic on David; he put a bronze helmet on David's head and dressed him in armor. Good News Translation He gave his own armor to David for him to wear: a bronze helmet, which he put on David's head, and a coat of armor. International Standard Version Saul put his garments on David, set a bronze helmet on his head, and put armor on him. Majority Standard Bible Then Saul clothed David in his own tunic, put a bronze helmet on his head, and dressed him in armor. NET Bible Then Saul clothed David with his own fighting attire and put a bronze helmet on his head. He also put body armor on him. New Heart English Bible And he dressed David in a uniform with a bronze helmet on his head, and he clothed him with a coat of armor. Webster's Bible Translation And Saul armed David with his armor, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail. World English Bible Saul dressed David with his clothing. He put a helmet of bronze on his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Saul clothes David with his long robe, and has put a helmet of bronze on his head, and clothes him with a coat of mail. Young's Literal Translation And Saul clotheth David with his long robe, and hath put a helmet of brass on his head, and doth clothe him with a coat of mail. Smith's Literal Translation And Saul will put his garments upon David, and give a helmet of brass upon his head, and put on him a coat of mail. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Saul clothed David with his garments, and put a helmet of brass upon his head, and armed him with a coat of mail. Catholic Public Domain Version And Saul clothed David with his garments. And he placed a helmet of brass upon his head, and he clothed him with a breastplate. New American Bible Then Saul dressed David in his own tunic, putting a bronze helmet on his head and arming him with a coat of mail. New Revised Standard Version Saul clothed David with his armor; he put a bronze helmet on his head and clothed him with a coat of mail. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Saul armed David with his own armor and put a helmet of brass upon his head; and armed him with a coat of mail. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Shaul clothed David in his armor and put a helmet of brass on his head and clothed him with a breastplate OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Saul clad David with his apparel, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Saul clothed David with a military coat, and put his brazen helmet on his head. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David Slays Goliath38Then Saul clothed David in his own tunic, put a bronze helmet on his head, and dressed him in armor. 39David strapped his sword over the tunic and tried to walk, but he was not accustomed to them. “I cannot walk in these,” David said to Saul. “I am not accustomed to them.” So David took them off.… Cross References Ephesians 6:11-17 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. / For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. / Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand. ... 2 Corinthians 10:4 The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. Isaiah 59:17 He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal. Romans 13:12 The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. 2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Hebrews 11:32-34 And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight. 1 Corinthians 1:27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. 2 Samuel 22:40 You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me. Psalm 18:39 You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me. Zechariah 4:6 So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts. Judges 6:34 So the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, who blew the ram’s horn and rallied the Abiezrites behind him. 1 Kings 22:34 However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!” 2 Chronicles 26:14 Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones. 2 Kings 3:21 Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, young and old, were summoned and stationed at the border. Treasury of Scripture And Saul armed David with his armor, and he put an helmet of brass on his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail. 1 Samuel 17:5 And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass. Jump to Previous Apparel Armed Armor Brass Bronze Clad Clothed Clotheth Clothing Coat Corselet David Dress Dressed Head Head-Dress Helmet Mail Metal Robe Saul Tunic WarJump to Next Apparel Armed Armor Brass Bronze Clad Clothed Clotheth Clothing Coat Corselet David Dress Dressed Head Head-Dress Helmet Mail Metal Robe Saul Tunic War1 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 Then Saul The mention of Saul here is significant as it highlights the authority and position of the first king of Israel. Saul, chosen by God but later rejected due to disobedience, represents the human inclination to rely on worldly power and appearances. His actions in this verse reflect a reliance on conventional methods of warfare, which contrasts with David's faith-based approach. Historically, Saul's reign was marked by a struggle between human authority and divine will, a theme that resonates throughout the narrative of 1 Samuel. clothed David in his own tunic put a bronze helmet on his head and dressed him in armor Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Saulשָׁא֤וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites clothed וַיַּלְבֵּ֨שׁ (way·yal·bêš) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3847: Wrap around, to put on a, garment, clothe David דָּוִד֙ (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse in his own tunic, מַדָּ֔יו (mad·dāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4055: Extent, height, a measure, a vesture, a carpet put וְנָתַ֛ן (wə·nā·ṯan) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set a bronze נְחֹ֖שֶׁת (nə·ḥō·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5178: Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base helmet ק֥וֹבַע (qō·w·ḇa‘) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6959: A helmet on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against his head, רֹאשׁ֑וֹ (rō·šōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7218: The head and dressed וַיַּלְבֵּ֥שׁ (way·yal·bêš) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3847: Wrap around, to put on a, garment, clothe him אֹת֖וֹ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case in armor. שִׁרְיֽוֹן׃ (šir·yō·wn) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8302: Body armor Links 1 Samuel 17:38 NIV1 Samuel 17:38 NLT 1 Samuel 17:38 ESV 1 Samuel 17:38 NASB 1 Samuel 17:38 KJV 1 Samuel 17:38 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 17:38 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 17:38 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 17:38 French Bible 1 Samuel 17:38 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 17:38 Saul clad David with his clothing (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |