I Samuel 17

1And the Philistines gathered together their hosts, unto battle, and they were gathered together unto Socoh, which belongeth unto Judah,—and they encamped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim;

3And, the Philistines, were standing near the hill on one side, and, the Israelites, were standing near the hill on the other side,—while, the valley, was between them.

4And there came forth a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, Goliath, his name, from Gath,—his height, six cubits and a span;

Joshua 11:22, Joshua 11:22, 1 Samuel 17:23, 2 Samuel 21:16, 2 Samuel 21:22

5with a helmet of bronze on his head, and, with a scaly coat of mail, was he clad,—the weight of the coat, being five thousand shekels of bronze;

6and, greaves of bronze, on his feet,—and, a javelin of bronze, between his shoulders;

1 Samuel 17:45, 1 Samuel 17:45, 2 Chronicles 9:15, 1 Kings 10:16, 2 Chronicles 9:15

7and, the shaft of his spear, was like a weaver’s beam, and, the flashing head of his spear, was six hundred shekels of iron,—and, his shield-bearer, was coming on before him.

2 Samuel 21:19, 2 Samuel 21:19, 1 Samuel 17:41, 1 Chronicles 11:23, 1 Samuel 17:41

8And he took his stand, and cried unto the ranks of Israel, and said unto them, Wherefore should ye come out, to set in array for battle? Am not, I, a Philistine, while, ye, are servants unto Saul? Choose you a man, and let him come down unto me:

1 Samuel 8:17, 1 Samuel 8:17, 1 Chronicles 21:3, 2 Samuel 11:11, 1 Samuel 17:26

9If he prevail in fighting with me, and smite me, then will we become your servants,—but, if, I, prevail over him, and smite him, then shall ye become our servants, and serve, us.

1 Samuel 11:1, 1 Samuel 11:1

10And the Philistine said—I, reproach the ranks of Israel, this day,—give me a man, that we may fight together.

1 Samuel 17:25, 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 17:25, 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 17:45

11When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and feared exceedingly.

Joshua 1:9, Deuteronomy 31:8, Joshua 1:9, Deuteronomy 31:8, Isaiah 51:12

12Now, David, was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem-judah, whose, name, was Jesse, and, who, had eight sons,—and, the man, in the days of Saul was old, advanced in years.

Genesis 35:19, 1 Samuel 16:10, 1 Samuel 16:11, Genesis 35:19, 1 Samuel 16:10

13And the three eldest sons of Jesse had followed Saul to the battle,—and, the names of his three sons who went into the battle, were Eliab the firstborn, and, the next to him, Abinadab, and, the third, Shammah.

1 Chronicles 2:13, 1 Chronicles 2:13, 2 Samuel 21:21, 2 Samuel 13:3, 1 Samuel 17:28

14But, as for David, he, was the youngest,—and, the three eldest, followed Saul;

1 Samuel 16:11, 1 Samuel 16:11, Genesis 25:23, Genesis 25:23

15whereas, David, kept going and returning from Saul,—to tend his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 16:11, 1 Samuel 16:11, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:23, 1 Samuel 16:19

16And the Philistine drew near morning and evening,—and presented himself forty days.

Matthew 4:2, Luke 4:2, Matthew 4:2, Luke 4:2

17And Jesse said unto David his son, Take, I pray thee, unto thy brethren—this ephah of parched corn, and these ten loaves,—and run to the camp unto thy brethren;

1 Samuel 25:18, 1 Samuel 25:18, Ruth 2:14, Matthew 7:11, Luke 11:13

18also these ten slices of soft cheese, shalt thou take to the captain of their thousand,—and, as for thy brethren, give good heed to their welfare, their pledge, also shalt thou receive.

Genesis 37:14, Genesis 37:14, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:20, Job 10:10

19Now, Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the vale of Elah, ready to fight with the Philistines.

20So then David rose up early in the morning, and entrusted the sheep to a keeper, and took up [the provisions] and went his way, as Jesse had commanded him,—and came into the circular rampart, as, the force, was going forth into the ranks, and shouted for the fight.

1 Samuel 26:5, Luke 19:43, 1 Samuel 26:5, Luke 19:43, 1 Samuel 17:28

21So Israel and the Philistines set in array for battle, army against army.

22Then David entrusted the provisions that were upon him to the care of the keeper of the stores, and ran unto the ranks,—and came and asked for the welfare of his brethren.

Luke 10:5, Luke 10:6, Genesis 37:14, Matthew 10:12, Matthew 10:13

23Now, as he was speaking with them, lo! the champion coming up, Goliath the Philistine, by name, of Gath, [coming up] out of the ranks of the Philistines, and he spake according to these words,—and David heard [them] .

1 Samuel 17:8, 1 Samuel 17:10, 1 Samuel 17:8, 1 Samuel 17:10

24Now, all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from before him, and feared exceedingly.

Numbers 13:33, 1 Samuel 17:11, Deuteronomy 32:30, Leviticus 26:36, Isaiah 7:2

25And the men of Israel said—Have ye seen this man that is coming up? For, to reproach Israel, is he coming. So then it shall be, that, the man that shall smite him, the same, will the king enrich with great riches, and, his own daughter, will give him, and, his father’s house, will he make free in Israel.

Joshua 15:16, Joshua 15:16, Revelation 3:12, Revelation 2:7, Revelation 3:12

26Then spake David unto the men that were standing by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that shall smite yonder Philistine, and so shall take away reproach from off Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he hath reproached the ranks of a Living God?

1 Samuel 11:2, 1 Samuel 11:2, Deuteronomy 5:26, Deuteronomy 5:26, 1 Samuel 17:10

27And the people answered him, according to this word saying,—So, shall it be done to the man that shall smite him.

1 Samuel 17:25, 1 Samuel 17:25

28Now Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men,—then was kindled the anger of Eliab against David, and he said—Wherefore is it that thou hast come down? and to whom hast thou entrusted those few sheep in the wilderness? I, know thy pride, and the foolishness of thy heart, for, to see the battle, hast thou come down.

Matthew 10:36, Matthew 10:36, Genesis 37:11, Genesis 37:8, Genesis 37:4

29And David said, What have I done, now? Was there not, a cause?

1 Peter 3:9, 1 Peter 3:9, Acts 11:2, Acts 11:4, Proverbs 15:1

30Then turned he from him unto another, and said—according to this word,—and the people returned him an answer, like the first.

1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 17:27, 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 17:27

31And the words which David spake were overheard,—and, when they told them before Saul, he summoned him.

Proverbs 22:29, Proverbs 22:29

32And David said unto Saul, Let not the heart of my lord fail, because of him,—thy servant, will go, and fight with this Philistine.

1 Samuel 16:18, 1 Samuel 16:18, Deuteronomy 20:1, Deuteronomy 20:3, Deuteronomy 20:1

33And Saul said unto David—Thou art not able to go against this Philistine, to fight with him,—for, a youth, art, thou, but, he, a man of war, from his youth.

Numbers 13:31, Numbers 13:31, Deuteronomy 9:2, Revelation 13:4, Deuteronomy 9:2

34Then said David unto Saul, Thy servant used to tend his father’s sheep,—and there would come a lion, or a bear, and carry off a lamb out of the flock;

35and I would go out after him, and smite him, and rescue it out of his mouth,—and, if he rose against me, I would catch him by his beard, and smite him, and slay him.

2 Timothy 4:17, 2 Timothy 4:18, Amos 3:12, 2 Timothy 4:17, 2 Timothy 4:18

36Thy servant could slay, either a lion or a bear,—and, this uncircumcised Philistine, shall become, as one of them, for he hath reproached the ranks of a Living God.

1 Samuel 17:10, 1 Samuel 17:10, Isaiah 37:22, Isaiah 37:23, Acts 12:22

37And David said, Yahweh, who hath rescued me out of the power of the lion, and out of the power of the bear, he, will rescue us out of the hand of this Philistine. Then said Saul unto David—Go! and, Yahweh, will be with thee.

2 Timothy 4:17, 2 Timothy 4:18, 2 Timothy 4:17, 2 Timothy 4:18, Psalms 138:7

38And Saul clad David with his own military coat, and set a helmet of bronze upon his head,—and clad him with a coat of mail.

39And David girded his sword above his military coat, but was reluctant to go, for he had not proved them,—so David said unto Saul—I cannot go in these, for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.

Zechariah 4:6, 2 Corinthians 10:4, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Hosea 1:7, Zechariah 4:6

40Then took he his stick in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the torrent-bed, and put them in the shepherd’s-pouch which he had—even in the wallet, and had his sling in his hand,—and so drew near unto the Philistine.

1 Corinthians 1:27, 1 Corinthians 1:29, 1 Corinthians 1:27, 1 Corinthians 1:29, Judges 20:16

41And the Philistine came on and on, and drew near unto David,—and the man carrying the shield was before him.

42And, when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him,—for he was a youth, and ruddy, a stripling of fair countenance.

1 Samuel 16:12, 1 Samuel 16:12, 1 Samuel 17:33, Psalms 123:3, Psalms 123:4

43Then said the Philistine unto David, A dog, am, I, that thou art coming unto me, with sticks? And the Philistine cursed David, by his god.

2 Samuel 3:8, 2 Samuel 9:8, 1 Samuel 24:14, 2 Samuel 3:8, 2 Samuel 9:8

44And the Philistine said unto David,—Come, unto me, that I may give thy flesh to the birds of heaven, and to the beasts of the field.

Ezekiel 28:9, Ezekiel 28:10, Proverbs 18:12, 1 Kings 20:10, 1 Kings 20:11

45Then said David unto the Philistine—Thou, art coming unto me with sword, and with spear, and with javelin,—but, I, am coming unto thee in the name of Yahweh of hosts, God of the ranks of Israel which thou hast reproached.

2 Corinthians 10:4, 2 Corinthians 10:4, 2 Chronicles 32:8, 2 Chronicles 32:8, 2 Corinthians 3:5

46This day, will Yahweh deliver thee into my hand, and I will smite thee, and take thy head from off thee, and will give thy dead body and the dead bodies of the host of Philistines, this day, unto the birds of heaven, and unto the wild beasts of the earth,—that all the earth may know that Israel hath a God;

Isaiah 52:10, Isaiah 52:10, Joshua 4:24, Joshua 4:24, 2 Kings 19:19

47and that all this gathered host may know that, not with sword and with spear, doth Yahweh save,—for, unto Yahweh, belongeth the battle, and he will deliver you into our hand.

Psalms 44:6, Psalms 44:7, Psalms 44:6, Psalms 44:7, Zechariah 4:6

48And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew near to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the ranks to meet the Philistine.

Proverbs 28:1, Psalms 27:1, Proverbs 28:1, Psalms 27:1

49And David thrust his hand into his pouch, and took from thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine, in his forehead,—that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell upon his face, to the earth.

1 Corinthians 1:27, 1 Corinthians 1:28, 1 Corinthians 1:27, 1 Corinthians 1:28, 1 Kings 22:34

50Thus David prevailed over the Philistine, with the sling and with the stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him,—but, sword, was there none in the hand of David.

Judges 15:15, Judges 15:15, 1 Samuel 21:9, 1 Samuel 23:21, 1 Samuel 17:39

51So David ran, and stood by the Philistine, and took his sword and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off, therewith, his head,—and, when the Philistines saw that their hero was slain, they fled.

Hebrews 11:34, 1 Samuel 21:9, Hebrews 11:34, 1 Samuel 21:9, 2 Samuel 23:21

52Then arose the men of Israel and Judah, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, as far as the entrance into Gath, and as far as the gates of Ekron,—and the slain of the Philistines fell in the way to the two gates, even as far as Gath and as far as Ekron.

Joshua 15:11, Joshua 15:11, 2 Samuel 23:10, 1 Samuel 14:21, 1 Samuel 14:22

53And the sons of Israel returned from hotly pursuing the Philistines,—and plundered their camps.

Jeremiah 4:20, Jeremiah 30:16, 2 Kings 7:7, 2 Kings 7:16, Jeremiah 4:20

54And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it into Jerusalem,—but, his armour, put he into his tent.

Joshua 4:7, Joshua 4:8, Exodus 16:33, Joshua 4:7, Joshua 4:8

55And, when Saul saw David going forth to meet the Philistine, he said unto Abner, prince of the host, Whose son is the young man, Abner? And Abner said, By the life of thy soul, O king! I know not.

1 Samuel 16:21, 1 Samuel 16:22, 1 Samuel 16:21, 1 Samuel 16:22, 1 Samuel 17:58

56Then said the king,—Ask, thou, whose son the stripling is?

57And, when David returned from smiting the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul,—with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

1 Samuel 17:54, 1 Samuel 17:54

58And Saul said unto him, Whose son art, thou, O young man? And David said, Son of thy servant Jesse, the Bethlehemite.

1 Samuel 17:12, 1 Samuel 17:12, 1 Samuel 16:18, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:18

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