1Samuel 17
17Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.H6430H622H4264H4421H622H7755H3063H2583H7755H5825H6582And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.H7586H376H3478H622H2583H6010H425H4421H6186H7125H64303And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.H6430H5975H2022H3478H5975H2022H15164And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.H3318H376H1143H4264H6430H8034H1555H1661H1363H8337H520H22395And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.H3553H5178H7218H3847H8302H7193H4948H8302H2568H505H8255H51786And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.H4697H5178H7272H3591H5178H38027And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.H6086H2671H2595H707H4500H2595H3852H8337H3967H8255H1270H5375H6793H1980H64408And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.H5975H7121H4634H3478H559H3318H4421H6186H6430H5650H7586H1262H376H33819If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.H3201H3898H5221H5650H3201H5221H5650H564710And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.H6430H559H2778H4634H3478H3117H5414H376H3898H316211When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.H7586H3478H8085H1697H6430H2865H3966H337212Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.H1732H1121H376H673H1035H3063H8034H3448H8083H1121H376H935H582H2204H3117H758613And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.H7969H1419H1121H3448H3212H310H7586H4421H8034H7969H1121H1980H4421H446H1060H4932H41H7992H804814And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.H1732H6996H7969H1419H1980H310H758615But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.H1732H1980H7725H7586H7462H1H6629H103516And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.H6430H5066H7925H6150H3320H705H311717And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp of thy brethren;H3448H559H1732H1121H3947H251H374H2088H7039H6235H3899H7323H4264H25118And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.H935H6235H2461H2757H8269H505H6485H251H7965H3947H616119Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.H7586H376H3478H6010H425H3898H643020And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.H1732H7925H1242H5203H6629H8104H5375H3212H3448H6680H935H4570H2428H3318H4634H7321H442121For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.H3478H6430H6186H4634H7125H463422And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.H1732H5203H3627H3027H8104H3627H7323H4634H935H7592H7965H25123And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.H1696H5927H376H1143H6430H1661H1555H8034H4634H4630H6430H1696H428H1697H1732H808524And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.H376H3478H7200H376H5127H6440H3966H337225And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.H376H3478H559H7200H376H5927H2778H3478H5927H376H5221H4428H6238H1419H6239H5414H1323H6213H1H1004H2670H347826And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?H1732H559H582H5975H559H6213H376H5221H1975H6430H5493H2781H3478H6189H6430H2778H4634H2416H43027And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.H5971H559H1697H559H6213H376H522128And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.H446H1419H251H8085H1696H582H446H639H2734H1732H559H3381H5203H2007H4592H6629H4057H3045H2087H7455H3824H3381H7200H442129And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?H1732H559H6213H169730And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.H5437H681H4136H312H559H1697H5971H1697H7725H7223H169731And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him.H1697H8085H1732H1696H5046H6440H7586H394732And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.H1732H559H7586H120H3820H5307H5650H3212H3898H643033And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.H7586H559H1732H3201H3212H6430H3898H5288H376H4421H527134And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:H1732H559H7586H5650H7462H1H6629H935H738H1677H5375H7716H2089H573935And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.H3318H310H5221H5337H6310H6965H2388H2206H5221H419136Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.H5650H5221H738H1677H6189H6430H259H2778H4634H2416H43037David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.H1732H559H3068H5337H3027H738H3027H1677H5337H3027H6430H7586H559H1732H3212H306838And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.H7586H3847H1732H4055H5414H6959H5178H7218H3847H830239And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.H1732H2296H2719H4055H2974H3212H5254H1732H559H7586H3201H3212H5254H1732H549340And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.H3947H4731H3027H977H2568H2512H68H5158H7760H7462H3627H3219H7050H3027H5066H643041And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.H6430H3212H1980H7131H1732H376H5375H6793H644042And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.H6430H5027H7200H1732H959H5288H132H3303H475843And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.H6430H559H1732H3611H935H4731H6430H7043H1732H43044And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.H6430H559H1732H3212H5414H1320H5775H8064H929H770445Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.H559H1732H6430H935H2719H2595H3591H935H8034H3068H6635H430H4634H3478H277846This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.H3117H3068H5462H3027H5221H5493H7218H5414H6297H4264H6430H3117H5775H8064H2416H776H776H3045H3426H430H347847And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give you into our hands.H6951H3045H3068H3467H2719H2595H4421H3068H5414H302748And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came, and drew nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.H6430H6965H3212H7126H7125H1732H1732H4116H7323H4634H7125H643049And 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.H1732H7971H3027H3627H3947H68H7049H5221H6430H4696H68H2883H4696H5307H6440H77650So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.H1732H2388H4480H6430H7050H68H5221H6430H4191H2719H3027H173251Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.H1732H7323H5975H6430H3947H2719H8025H8593H4191H3772H7218H6430H7200H1368H4191H512752And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.H582H3478H3063H6965H7321H7291H6430H935H1516H8179H6138H2491H6430H5307H1870H8189H1661H613853And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents.H1121H3478H7725H1814H310H6430H8155H426454And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.H1732H3947H7218H6430H935H3389H7760H3627H16855And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.H7586H7200H1732H3318H7125H6430H559H74H8269H6635H74H1121H5288H74H559H5315H2416H4428H518H304556And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is.H4428H559H7592H1121H595857And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.H1732H7725H5221H6430H74H3947H935H6440H7586H7218H6430H302758And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.H7586H559H1121H5288H1732H559H1121H5650H3448H1022
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