26 Then David spoke to the men who were standing by him, saying, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away (A)the reproach from Israel? For who is this (B)uncircumcised Philistine, that he should (C)taunt the armies of (D)the living God?”

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36 Your servant has [a]killed both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, since he has taunted the armies of the living God.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:36 Lit smitten

25 “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “that I will punish all who are circumcised and yet (A)uncircumcised— 26 Egypt and Judah, and Edom and the sons of Ammon, and Moab and (B)all those inhabiting the desert who clip the hair on their temples; for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are (C)uncircumcised of heart.”

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