1 Samuel 17:36 (YLT)

Passage

Both the lion and the bear hath thy servant smitten, and this uncircumcised Philistine hath been as one of them, for he hath reproached the ranks of the living God.'

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 17:34 And David saith unto Saul, `A shepherd hath thy servant been to his father among the sheep, and the lion hath come--and the bear--and hath taken away a sheep out of the drove,

1 Samuel 17:35 and I have gone out after him, and smitten him, and delivered out of his mouth, and he riseth against me, and I have taken hold on his beard, and smitten him, and put him to death.

1 Samuel 17:36 Both the lion and the bear hath thy servant smitten, and this uncircumcised Philistine hath been as one of them, for he hath reproached the ranks of the living God.'

1 Samuel 17:37 And David saith, `Jehovah, who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, He doth deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.' And Saul saith unto David, `Go, and Jehovah is with thee.'

1 Samuel 17:38 And Saul clotheth David with his long robe, and hath put a helmet of brass on his head, and doth clothe him with a coat of mail.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "both", "lion", "bear", "hath", "servant", "smitten", "uncircumcised", and "philistine". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "both" and "lion", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "and I have gone out after him..." into verse 37's "And David saith Jehovah who delivered me...", so "both" and "lion" 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 "both" and "lion" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.