1-Samuel - 17:16



16 The Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

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And the Philistine draweth nigh, morning and evening, and stationeth himself forty days.
Truly, the Philistine advanced morning and evening, and he stood forth, for forty days.

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And the Philistine drew near morning and evening,.... Twice a day he came near the camp, within the hearing of it. The Jews (w) say, he took those seasons on purpose to disturb them in reading their "Shema", or "hear, O Israel", &c. and saying their prayers morning and evening:
and presented himself forty days; Successively, before the armies of Israel, daring them to send down a man to fight with him, and reproaching them for their cowardice in not doing it.
(w) T. Bab. Sotah, fol. 42. 2.

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