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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - 1 Samuel 21:9 - 21:9
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1Sa 21:9. He takes Goliath’s sword.
sword of Goliath - (See on 1Sa 17:54).
behind the ephod - in the place allowed for keeping the sacred vestments, of which the ephod is mentioned as the chief. The giant’s sword was deposited in that safe custody as a memorial of the divine goodness in delivering Israel.
There is none like that - not only for its size and superior temper, but for its being a pledge of the divine favor to him, and a constant stimulus to his faith.