1 Samuel 17:34-58

34DavidH1732 repliedH559, “Your servantH5650 has been tendingH7462H1961 his father’sH1 sheepH6629, and whenever a lionH738H854 or a bearH1677 cameH935 and carried offH5375 a lambH7716 from the flockH5739, 35I wentH3318 after itH310, struck it downH5221, and deliveredH5337 the lamb from its mouthH6310. If it reared upH6965 against meH5921, I would grabH2388 it by its furH2206, strike it downH5221, and kill itH4191. 36Your servantH5650 has killedH5221 lionsH738H1571 andH1571 bearsH1677; thisH2088 uncircumcisedH6189 PhilistineH6430 will beH1961 like oneH259 of them, forH3588 he has defiedH2778 the armiesH4634 of the livingH2416 GodH430.”

37DavidH1732 addedH559, “The LORDH3068, whoH834 delivered meH5337 from the clawsH3027 of the lionH738 and the bearH1677H1931, will deliver meH5337 from the handH3027 of thisH2088 PhilistineH6430.”

“GoH1980,” saidH559 SaulH7586, “and may the LORDH3068 beH1961 with youH5973.”

38Then SaulH7586 clothedH3847 DavidH1732 in his own tunicH4055, putH5414 a bronzeH5178 helmetH6959 onH5921 his headH7218, and dressedH3847 himH853 in armorH8302. 39DavidH1732 strappedH2296 his swordH2719 overH5921 the tunicH4055 and triedH2974 to walkH1980, butH3588 he was notH3808 accustomedH5254 to them.

“I cannotH3808H3201 walkH1980 in theseH428H3588,” DavidH1732 saidH559 toH413 SaulH7586. “I am notH3808 accustomedH5254 to them.” So DavidH1732 took themH5493 offH5921. 40And David tookH3947 his staffH4731 in his handH3027, selectedH977 fiveH2568 smoothH2512 stonesH68 fromH4480 the brookH5158, and putH7760 themH853 in the pouchH3219 of his shepherd’sH7462 bagH3627. And with his slingH7050 in handH3027, he approachedH5066H413 the PhilistineH6430.

41Now the PhilistineH6430H1980 cameH1980 closerH7131 and closer toH413 DavidH1732, with his shield-bearerH376H5375H6793 before himH6440. 42When the PhilistineH6430 lookedH5027 and sawH7200 DavidH1732, he despised himH959 becauseH3588 he wasH1961 just a boyH5288, ruddyH132 andH5973 handsomeH3303H4758. 43“Am IH595 a dogH3611,” heH6430 saidH559 toH413 DavidH1732, “thatH3588 youH859 comeH935 at meH413 with sticksH4731?” And the PhilistineH6430 cursedH7043 DavidH1732 by his godsH430. 44“ComeH1980H413 hereH6430,” he calledH559 toH413 DavidH1732, “and I will giveH5414 your fleshH1320 to the birdsH5775 of the airH8064 and the beastsH929 of the fieldH7704!”

45But DavidH1732 saidH559 toH413 the PhilistineH6430, “YouH859 comeH935 against meH413 with swordH2719 and spearH2595 and javelinH3591, but IH595 comeH935 againstH413 you in the nameH8034 of the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635, the GodH430 of the armiesH4634 of IsraelH3478, whomH834 you have defiedH2778. 46ThisH2088 dayH3117 the LORDH3068 will deliver youH5462 into my handH3027. ThisH2088 dayH3117 I will strike you downH5221, cut off your headH7218H5921, and giveH5414 the carcassesH6297 of the PhilistineH6430 armyH4264 to the birdsH5775 of the airH8064 and the creaturesH2416 of the earthH776. Then the wholeH3605 worldH776 will knowH3045 thatH3588 there isH3426 a GodH430 in IsraelH3478. 47And allH3605 thoseH2088 assembled hereH6951 will knowH3045 thatH3588 it is notH3808 by swordH2719 or spearH2595 that the LORDH3068 savesH3467; forH3588 the battleH4421 is the LORD’sH3068, and He will giveH5414 all of youH853 into our handsH3027.”

48

AsH3588H6965 the PhilistineH6430 startedH1980 forwardH7126 to attackH7122 himH1732, DavidH1732 ranH7323 quicklyH4116 toward the battle lineH4634 to meetH7122 himH6430. 49Then DavidH1732 reachedH7971H3027 intoH413 his bagH3627, tookH3947 outH8033 a stoneH68, and slung itH7049, strikingH5221 the PhilistineH6430 onH413 the foreheadH4696. The stoneH68 sankH2883 into his foreheadH4696, and he fellH5307 facedownH5921H6440 on the groundH776.

50Thus DavidH1732 prevailedH2388 overH4480 the PhilistineH6430 with a slingH7050 and a stoneH68; withoutH369 a swordH2719 in his handH3027H1732 he struck downH5221 the PhilistineH6430 and killed himH4191. 51DavidH1732 ranH7323 and stoodH5975 over himH413. He grabbedH3947 the Philistine’sH6430 swordH2719 and pulled itH8025 from its sheathH8593 and killed himH4191, and he cut offH3772 his headH7218 with the sword.

When the PhilistinesH6430 sawH7200 thatH3588 their heroH1368 was deadH4191, they turned and ranH5127. 52Then the menH582 of IsraelH3478 and JudahH3063 charged forwardH6965 with a shoutH7321 and pursuedH7291 the PhilistinesH6430 toH5704 the entranceH935 of GathH15161 and toH5704 the gatesH8179 of EkronH6138. And the bodiesH2491 of the PhilistinesH6430 were strewnH5307 along the ShaaraimH8189 roadH1870 toH5704 GathH1661H5704 and EkronH6138.

53When the IsraelitesH1121H3478 returnedH7725 from their pursuitH1814H310 of the PhilistinesH6430, they plunderedH8155 their campsH4264. 54DavidH1732 tookH3947 the headH7218 of the PhilistineH6430 and broughtH935 it to JerusalemH3389, andH853 he putH7760 Goliath’s weaponsH3627 in his own tentH168.

55As SaulH7586 had watchedH7200 DavidH1732 going outH3318 to confrontH7122 the PhilistineH6430, he saidH559 toH413 AbnerH74 the commanderH8269 of the armyH6635, “AbnerH74, whoseH4310 sonH1121 is thisH2088 young manH5288?”

“As surely as youH5315 liveH2416, O kingH4428,” AbnerH74 repliedH559, “I do notH518 knowH3045.”

56“Find outH7592H859 whoseH4310 sonH1121 thisH2088 young man isH5958!” saidH559 the kingH4428.

57So when DavidH1732 returnedH7725 from killingH5221 the PhilistineH6430, still holdingH6430 his headH7218 in his handH3027, AbnerH74 tookH3947 himH853 and brought himH935 beforeH6440 SaulH7586.

58“WhoseH4310 sonH1121 are youH859, young manH5288?” askedH559 SaulH7586.

“I am the sonH1121 of your servantH5650 JesseH3448 of BethlehemH1022,” DavidH1732 repliedH559.