57And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
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And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 48-58)Here is 1. The engagement between the two champions, 1 Sam. 17:48. To this engagement the Philistine advanced with a great deal of state and gravity; if he must encounter a pigmy, yet it shall be with the magnificence of a giant and a grandee. This is intimated in the manner of expression: He arose, and came, and drew nigh , like a stalking mountain, overlaid with brass and iron, to meet David . D…
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