1 Samuel 17:48 (GNV)

Passage

And when the Philistim arose to come and drawe neere vnto Dauid, Dauid hasted and ran to fight against the Philistim.

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 17:46 This day shall the Lord close thee in mine hand, and I shall smite thee, and take thine head from thee, and I wil giue the carkeises of the hoste of the Philistims this daye vnto the foules of the heauen, and to the beasts of the earth, that all the world may know that Israel hath a God,

1 Samuel 17:47 And that all this assembly may know, that the Lord saueth not with sworde nor with speare (for the battel is the Lords) and he will giue you into our handes.

1 Samuel 17:48 And when the Philistim arose to come and drawe neere vnto Dauid, Dauid hasted and ran to fight against the Philistim.

1 Samuel 17:49 And Dauid put his hande in his bagge, and tooke out a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistim in his forehead, that the stone sticked in his forehead, and he fell groueling to the earth.

1 Samuel 17:50 So Dauid ouercame the Philistim with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistim, and slew him, when Dauid had no sword in his hand.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "philistim", "arose", "come", "drawe", "neere", "vnto", and "dauid". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "philistim" and "arose", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 47's "And that all this assembly may know..." into verse 49's "And Dauid put his hande in his...", so "philistim" and "arose" 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 "philistim" and "arose" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.