1 Samuel 17:47

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD'S, and he will give you into our hands.

Saveth not

The battle

General references

Psalm 109:27

Isaiah 45:6

Bible References

Saveth not

The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power.

For, not in my bow do I trust, And my sword doth not save me.

There is no wisdom, nor understanding, Nor counsel, over-against Jehovah.

and the house of Judah I pity, and have saved them by Jehovah their God, and do not save them by bow, and by sword, and by battle, by horses, and by horsemen.'

The battle

And Jonathan saith unto the young man bearing his weapons, 'Come, and we pass over unto the station of these uncircumcised; it may be Jehovah doth work for us, for there is no restraint to Jehovah to save by many or by few.'

and he saith, 'Attend, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and O king Jehoshaphat, Thus said Jehovah to you, Ye fear not, nor are afraid of the face of this great multitude, for not for you is the battle, but for God.

Jehovah of hosts is with us, A tower for us is the God of Jacob! Selah.

To the increase of the princely power, And of peace, there is no end, On the throne of David, and on his kingdom, To establish it, and to support it, In judgment and in righteousness, Henceforth, even unto the age, The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts doth this.

And he answereth and speaketh unto me, saying: 'This is a word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying: Not by a force, nor by power, But -- by My Spirit, said Jehovah of Hosts.

What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God is for us, who is against us?

General references

And they know that this is Thy hand, Thou, O Jehovah, Thou hast done it.

So that they know from the rising of the sun, And from the west, that there is none besides Me, I am Jehovah, and there is none else,