1 Samuel 17
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1 Samuel 17:13-28

13And 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 to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. 14And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul. 15But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem. 16And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days. 17And Jesse said to David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this roasted grain, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren; 18And carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.12 19Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines. 20And David rose 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.34 21For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army. 22And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran into the army, and came and greeted his brethren.56 23And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, from the armies of the Philistines, and spoke according to the same words: and David heard them . 24And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were exceedingly afraid.7 25And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that hath come up? surely to defy Israel hath he come: and it shall be, that the man who shall kill him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel. 26And David spoke 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? 27And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him. 28And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down here? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thy heart; for thou art come down that thou mayest see the battle.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Samuel 17:18 cheeses: Heb. cheeses of milk ↩
  2. 2. 1 Samuel 17:18 of...: Heb. of a thousand ↩
  3. 3. 1 Samuel 17:20 trench: or, place of the carriage ↩
  4. 4. 1 Samuel 17:20 fight: or, battle array, or, place of fight ↩
  5. 5. 1 Samuel 17:22 his carriage: Heb. the vessels from upon him ↩
  6. 6. 1 Samuel 17:22 saluted...: Heb. asked his brethren of peace ↩
  7. 7. 1 Samuel 17:24 from...: Heb. from his face ↩

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Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain