1Sa 17:43 | NETfull | STEP | The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you are coming after me with sticks?” Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

1 Samuel 17:43

43 The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you are coming after me with sticks?” ^{▼▼ Sticks is a pejorative reference to David’s staff (v. 40); the same Hebrew word (מַקֵּל, maqqel) is used for both.} Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods.