Book 09 : 1 SAMUEL - Chapter 017
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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
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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
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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
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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
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And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of
brass between his shoulders
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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
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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
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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
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And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day;
give me a man, that we may fight together
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When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine,
they were dismayed, and greatly afraid
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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
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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
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And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed
Saul
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But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's
sheep at Bethlehem
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And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and
presented himself forty days
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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 of thy brethren
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And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their
thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their
pledge
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Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the
valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines
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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
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For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array,
army against army
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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
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And 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
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And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from
him, and were sore afraid
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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
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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
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And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So
shall it be done to the man that killeth him
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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
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And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause
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And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the
same manner: and the people answered him again after the
former manner
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And when the words were heard which David spake, they
rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him
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And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of
him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the
man that bare the shield went before him
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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And 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
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And 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the
Philistines, and they spoiled their tents
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And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to
Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent
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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
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And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is
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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
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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
Book 09 : 1 SAMUEL - Chapter 017
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