1 Samuel 17:22
New International Version
David left his things with the keeper of supplies, ran to the battle lines and asked his brothers how they were.

New Living Translation
David left his things with the keeper of supplies and hurried out to the ranks to greet his brothers.

English Standard Version
And David left the things in charge of the keeper of the baggage and ran to the ranks and went and greeted his brothers.

Berean Standard Bible
Then David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.

King James Bible
And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.

New King James Version
And David left his supplies in the hand of the supply keeper, ran to the army, and came and greeted his brothers.

New American Standard Bible
Then David left the baggage in the care of the baggage keeper and ran to the battle line. And he entered and greeted his brothers.

NASB 1995
Then David left his baggage in the care of the baggage keeper, and ran to the battle line and entered in order to greet his brothers.

NASB 1977
Then David left his baggage in the care of the baggage keeper, and ran to the battle line and entered in order to greet his brothers.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then David left his baggage in the care of the baggage keeper and ran to the battle line and entered in order to greet his brothers.

Amplified Bible
Then David left his provisions in the care of the supply keeper, and ran to the ranks and came and greeted his brothers.

Christian Standard Bible
David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were.

American Standard Version
And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and saluted his brethren.

Contemporary English Version
David left his things with the man in charge of supplies and ran up to the battle line to ask his brothers if they were well.

English Revised Version
And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and saluted his brethren.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
David left the supplies behind in the hands of the quartermaster, ran to the battle line, and greeted his brothers.

Good News Translation
David left the food with the officer in charge of the supplies, ran to the battle line, went to his brothers, and asked how they were getting along.

International Standard Version
David left the supplies he had with him in the care of the supply keeper and ran to the battle line. When he arrived there, he asked his brothers about their well-being.

Majority Standard Bible
Then David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.

NET Bible
After David had entrusted his cargo to the care of the supply officer, he ran to the battlefront. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.

New Heart English Bible
And David left his supplies in the care of the attendant, and ran to the army and came and greeted his brothers.

Webster's Bible Translation
And David left his furniture in the hand of the keeper of the vessels, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.

World English Bible
David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage and ran to the army, and came and greeted his brothers.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And David lets down the goods from off him on the hand of a keeper of the goods, and runs into the rank, and comes and asks of his brothers of [their] welfare.

Young's Literal Translation
And David letteth down the goods from off him on the hand of a keeper of the goods, and runneth into the rank, and cometh and asketh of his brethren of welfare.

Smith's Literal Translation
And David will cast the utensils from off him upon the hand of the watcher of the utensils, and be will run to the array, and will come and ask to his brethren for peace.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And David leaving the vessels which he had brought, under the care of the keeper of the baggage, ran to the place of the battle and asked if all things went well with his brethren.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then, leaving the items that he had brought under the hand of the keeper of baggage, David ran to the place of the conflict. And he was asking if all was going well with his brothers.

New American Bible
David entrusted what he had brought to the keeper of the baggage and hastened to the battle line, where he greeted his brothers.

New Revised Standard Version
David left the things in charge of the keeper of the baggage, ran to the ranks, and went and greeted his brothers.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And David put off his provisions by the side of the baggage, and ran into the army ranks, and came and saluted his brothers.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And David put the provisions down from him on the side of the provisions, and he ran to the array and he invoked the peace of his brothers
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and greeted his brethren.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
David Accepts the Challenge
21And Israel and the Philistines arrayed in formation against each other. 22Then David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing. 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.…

Cross References
1 Samuel 16:21-23
When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul loved him very much, and David became his armor-bearer. / Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.” / And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play. Then Saul would find relief and feel better, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.

1 Samuel 18:5
So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul’s officers as well.

1 Samuel 14:1
One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.

1 Samuel 17:17-18
One day Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp. / Take also these ten portions of cheese to the commander of their unit. Check on the welfare of your brothers and bring back an assurance from them.

1 Samuel 17:28-29
Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!” / “What have I done now?” said David. “Was it not just a question?”

1 Samuel 17:45-47
But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. / This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. / And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.”

1 Samuel 17:50-51
Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him. / David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him, and he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran.

1 Samuel 18:14-16
and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him. / When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him. / But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he was leading them out to battle and back.

1 Samuel 20:13
But if my father intends to bring evil on you, then may the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if I do not tell you and send you on your way in safety. May the LORD be with you, just as He has been with my father.

1 Samuel 21:9
The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one here.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”

1 Samuel 22:10
Ahimelech inquired of the LORD for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

1 Samuel 23:16-18
And Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God, / saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.” / So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.

1 Samuel 24:4-7
So David’s men said to him, “This is the day about which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do with him as you wish.’” Then David crept up and stealthily cut off a corner of Saul’s robe. / Afterward, David’s conscience was stricken because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe. / So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.” ...

1 Samuel 26:6-12
And David asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, “Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” “I will go with you,” answered Abishai. / That night David and Abishai came to the troops, and Saul was lying there asleep in the inner circle of the camp, with his spear stuck in the ground by his head. And Abner and the troops were lying around him. / Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now, therefore, please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke. I will not need to strike him twice!” ...

1 Samuel 30:21-24
When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind at the Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David approached the men, he greeted them, / but all the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered, except for each man’s wife and children. They may take them and go.” / But David said, “My brothers, you must not do this with what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our hands the raiders who came against us. ...


Treasury of Scripture

And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brothers.

his carriage.

Genesis 37:14
And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

Judges 18:15
And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.

Matthew 10:12,13
And when ye come into an house, salute it…

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1 Samuel 17
1. The armies of the Israelites and Philistines being ready to battle
4. 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 David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster
David's action of leaving his supplies with the quartermaster demonstrates his responsibility and respect for order. In ancient Israel, the quartermaster was responsible for managing supplies and logistics, ensuring that the army was well-provisioned. This reflects David's obedience to his father Jesse's instructions to bring provisions to his brothers (1 Samuel 17:17-18). It also highlights the importance of stewardship and trustworthiness, qualities that are essential for leadership. David's willingness to entrust his supplies to the quartermaster shows his understanding of military protocol and his readiness to focus on the task at hand.

and ran to the battle line.
David's eagerness to reach the battle line indicates his youthful zeal and courage. Running to the battle line suggests urgency and a desire to be involved in the unfolding events. This action foreshadows David's future role as a warrior and leader of Israel. His willingness to approach the battle line contrasts with the fear and hesitation of the Israelite soldiers, who were intimidated by Goliath (1 Samuel 17:11). David's courage is a precursor to his faith-driven confrontation with Goliath, symbolizing the triumph of faith over fear.

When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.
David's inquiry about his brothers' well-being reflects his familial loyalty and concern. This act of checking on his brothers fulfills his father's request and demonstrates the importance of family ties in ancient Israelite culture. It also sets the stage for David's encounter with Goliath, as his presence at the battle line leads to his hearing of Goliath's challenge. David's concern for his brothers mirrors the biblical theme of brotherly love and responsibility, as seen in other scriptures such as Genesis 4:9, where Cain is asked about Abel. David's actions here can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate example of love and concern for others, as seen in His ministry and sacrifice.

Persons / Places / Events
1. David
The youngest son of Jesse, anointed by Samuel to be the future king of Israel. At this point, he is a shepherd and a servant to King Saul.

2. David's Brothers
Three of David's older brothers, Eliab, Abinadab, and Shammah, are serving in Saul's army, facing the Philistines.

3. The Keeper of Supplies
An unnamed individual responsible for managing the provisions for the army, ensuring that supplies are organized and distributed as needed.

4. The Battle Line
The front lines where the Israelite army is positioned to face the Philistine forces, including the giant Goliath.

5. The Philistines
The enemy nation opposing Israel, known for their military strength and the presence of their champion, Goliath.
Teaching Points
Faithfulness in Small Tasks
David's willingness to leave his supplies with the keeper shows his responsibility and faithfulness in small tasks, which prepares him for greater challenges.

Courage and Initiative
David's action of running to the battle line demonstrates his courage and initiative, qualities that are essential for facing spiritual battles in our own lives.

Concern for Others
By asking about his brothers' well-being, David shows genuine concern for others, reminding us to care for those around us, especially in times of conflict.

Preparation for Greater Roles
David's actions, though seemingly minor, are part of God's preparation for his future role as king. God often uses small acts of obedience to prepare us for greater responsibilities.(22) And David left his carriage.--That is, his baggage. The word "carriage," as signifying baggage, is used in the English Version in this archaic sense in Isaiah 10:28 : "At Michmash he hath laid up his carriages;" and in Acts 21:15 : "We took up our carriages."



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then David
דָּוִ֨ד (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

left
וַיִּטֹּשׁ֩ (way·yiṭ·ṭōš)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5203: To pound, smite, to disperse, to thrust off, down, out, upon

his supplies
הַכֵּלִ֜ים (hak·kê·lîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus

in
מֵעָלָ֗יו (mê·‘ā·lāw)
Preposition-m | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the care
יַד֙ (yaḏ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

of the quartermaster
שׁוֹמֵ֣ר (šō·w·mêr)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

and ran
וַיָּ֖רָץ (way·yā·rāṣ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7323: To run

to the battle line.
הַמַּעֲרָכָ֑ה (ham·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4634: An arrangement, a pile, a military array

When he arrived,
וַיָּבֹ֕א (way·yā·ḇō)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

he asked
וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל (way·yiš·’al)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand

his brothers
לְאֶחָ֖יו (lə·’e·ḥāw)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

how they were doing.
לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ (lə·šā·lō·wm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace


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