1 Samuel 17
1. 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 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.
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 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.
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 * , Enquire * 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.
