1 Samuel 17:50 (YLT)

Passage

And David is stronger than the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smiteth the Philistine, and putteth him to death, and there is no sword in the hand of David,

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 17:48 And it hath come to pass, that the Philistine hath risen, and goeth, and draweth near to meet David, and David hasteth and runneth to the rank to meet the Philistine,

1 Samuel 17:49 and David putteth forth his hand unto the vessel, and taketh thence a stone, and slingeth, and smiteth the Philistine on his forehead, and the stone sinketh into his forehead, and he falleth on his face to the earth.

1 Samuel 17:50 And David is stronger than the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smiteth the Philistine, and putteth him to death, and there is no sword in the hand of David,

1 Samuel 17:51 and David runneth and standeth over the Philistine, and taketh his sword, and draweth it out of its sheath, and putteth him to death, and cutteth off with it his head; and the Philistines see that their hero <FI>is<Fi> dead, and flee.

1 Samuel 17:52 And the men of Israel rise--also Judah--and shout, and pursue the Philistines till thou enter the valley, and unto the gates of Ekron, and the wounded of the Philistines fall in the way of Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "david", "stronger", "than", "philistine", "sling", "stone", and "smiteth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "david" and "stronger", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 49's "and David putteth forth his hand unto..." into verse 51's "and David runneth and standeth over the...", so "david" and "stronger" 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 "david" and "stronger" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.