1 Samuel 17:25 (GNV)

Passage

For euery man of Israel saide, Sawe yee not this man that commeth vp? euen to reuile Israel is he come vp: and to him that killeth him, wil the king giue great riches, and will giue him his daughter, yea, and make his fathers house free in Israel.

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 17:23 And as hee talked with them, beholde, the man that was betweene the two armies, came vp, (whose name was Goliath ye Philistim of Gath) out of the armie of the Philistims, and spake such woordes, and Dauid heard them.

1 Samuel 17:24 And all the men of Israel, when they sawe the man, ranne away from him, and were sore afraied.

1 Samuel 17:25 For euery man of Israel saide, Sawe yee not this man that commeth vp? euen to reuile Israel is he come vp: and to him that killeth him, wil the king giue great riches, and will giue him his daughter, yea, and make his fathers house free in Israel.

1 Samuel 17:26 Then Dauid spake to the men that stoode with him, and sayde, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistim, and taketh away the shame from Israel? for who is this vncircumcised Philistim, that he shoulde reuile the hoste of the liuing God?

1 Samuel 17:27 And the people answered him after this maner, saying, Thus shall it be done to the man that killeth him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "euery", "israel", "saide", "sawe", "commeth", "euen", and "reuile". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "euery" and "israel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "And all the men of Israel when..." into verse 26's "Then Dauid spake to the men that...", so "euery" and "israel" belong inside that flow. In 1 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "euery" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.