And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
David reached into his bag, pulled out a stone, and slung it with his sling. The stone hit the Philistine right in the forehead and sank deep into his skull. The giant fell face-first to the ground.
This verse describes the moment when young David's stone from his sling struck the giant Goliath in the forehead, killing him instantly.
📚 Historical Context
This is the climactic moment of the famous battle between David and Goliath, where a teenage shepherd boy faced the Philistine champion who had been terrorizing the Israelite army for 40 days. The Philistines were Israel's enemies, and this single combat was meant to determine the outcome of the larger battle between the two armies. David's victory with just a sling and stone showed God's power working through an unlikely hero.
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