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Now 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
.
2
And 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
.
3
And 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.
4
And there went out
a champion
out of the camp
of the Philistines
,
named
Goliath
,
of Gath
,
whose height
was
six
cubits
and a span
.
5
And
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
.
6
And
he had
greaves
of brass
upon his legs
,
and a target
of brass
between
his shoulders
.
7
And 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.
8
And 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.
9
If
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.
10
And the Philistine
said
,
I defy
the armies
of Israel
this
day
;
give
me a man
,
that we may fight
together
.
11
When Saul
and all
Israel
heard
those words
of the Philistine
,
they were dismayed
,
and greatly
afraid
.
12
Now 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
.
13
And 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
.
14
And David
was
the youngest
:
and the three
eldest
followed
Saul
.
15
But David
went
and returned
from Saul
to feed
his father's
sheep
at Bethlehem
.
16
And the Philistine
drew near
morning
and evening
,
and presented
himself forty
days
.
17
And 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
to thy brethren
;
18
And carry
these
ten
cheeses
unto the captain
of
their
thousand
,
and look
how thy brethren
fare
,
and take
their pledge
.
19
Now Saul
, and they,
and all
the men
of Israel
,
were
in the valley
of Elah,
fighting
with the Philistines
.
20
And 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
.
21
For Israel
and the Philistines
had put the battle in array
,
army
against
army
.
22
And David
left
his carriage
in the hand
of the keeper
of the carriage
,
and ran
into the army
,
and came
and saluted
his brethren
.
23
And as
he
talked
with t
he
m,
behold
, t
he
re came up t
he
champion,
t
he
Philistine
of Gath
,
Goliath
by name
, out of t
he
armies
of
t
he
Philistine
s
,
and spake
according to t
he
same
words
:
and David
he
ard
t
he
m
.
24
And
all
the men
of Israel
,
when they saw
the man
,
fled
from him,
and were sore
afraid
.
25
And 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
.
26
And 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?
27
And the people
answered
him after
this
manner
,
saying
,
So shall it be done
to the man
that killeth
him.
28
And 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
.
29
And David
said
,
What
have I now done
?
Is there
not a cause?
30
And he turned
from him toward
another
,
and spake
after
the same
manner
:
and the people
answered
him again
after the former
manner
.
31
And when the words
were heard
which
David
spake
,
they rehearsed
them
before
Saul
:
and he sent
for him.
32
And David
said
to Saul
,
Let
no
man's
heart
fail
because of him; thy servant
will go
and fight
with
this
Philistine
.
33
And 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
.
34
And 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
:
35
And 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.
36
Thy 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
.
37
David
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.
38
And 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
.
39
And 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.
40
And 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
.
41
And the Philistine
came
on
and drew near
unto David
; and the man that bare
the shield
went
before
him.
42
And when the Philistine
looked about
,
and saw
David
,
he disdained
him: for he was
but
a youth,
and ruddy
,
and of a fair
countenance
.
43
And
the Philistine
said
unto
David
,
Am
I a dog
,
that thou comest
to me with staves?
And
the Philistine
cursed
David
by his gods
.
44
And 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
.
45
Then 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
.
46
This
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
.
47
And
all
this
assembly
sh
all
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
.
48
And it came to pass,
when
the Philistine
arose
,
and came
and drew nigh
to meet
David
,
that
David
hasted
,
and ran
toward the army
to meet
the Philistine
.
49
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
.
50
So 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
.
51
Therefore 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
.
52
And
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
.
53
And the children
of Israel
returned
from chasing
after
the Philistines
,
and they spoiled
their tents
.
54
And David
took
the head
of the Philistine
,
and brought
it to Jerusalem
;
but he put
his armour
in his tent
.
55
And 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
.
56
And the king
said
, Inquire
thou
whose
son
the stripling
is
.
57
And 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
.
58
And Saul
said
to him,
Whose
son
art
thou,
thou
young
man? And
David
answered
,
I am
the son
of thy servant
Jesse
the Bethlehemite
.
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