Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 17:51

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51. cut off his head —not as an evidence of the giant's death, for his slaughter had been effected in presence of the whole army, but as a trophy to be borne to Saul. The heads of slain enemies are always regarded in the East as the most welcome tokens of victory. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-52" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-1sa-17-007

절 (explains)

bible-text/1sa-17-51

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological