1 Samuel 17:41

And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him. The man that bare the shield - See on 1 Samuel 17:7 (note).

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David Slays Goliath
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Drew near — Probably a signal was made, that his challenge was accepted.

⁴¹ And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.

Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 17:41

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Samuel 17:41