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But David went and returned from Saul to feed his fathers sheep at Bethlehem Beyth .
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And the Philistine drew near morning and evening ,
and presented himself forty #
arba #
iym #
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 to thy brethren ;
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And carry these ten cheeses chalab #
unto the captain of their thousand ,
and look how thy brethren fare ,
and take their pledge .
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Now Saul Sha #
uwl #,
and they ,
and all the men of Israel Yisra #
el #,
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 ma #
gal #,
as the host was going forth to the fight ma #
arakah #,
and shouted for the battle .
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For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array ,
army against army ma #
arakah #.
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And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage ,
and ran into the army ma #
arakah #,
and came and saluted sha #
his brethren .
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And as he talked with them ,
behold ,
there came up the champion #
H1143 ,
the Philistine of Gath ,
Goliath by name ,
out of the armies ma #
of the Philistines ,
and spake according to the same #
el-leh #
words :
and David heard them .
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And all the men of Israel Yisra #
el #,
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 fathers house free in Israel Yisra #
el #.
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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 Yisra #
el #?
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 #
Eliy #
ab #
his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men ;
and Eliabs #
Eliy #
ab #
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 Sha #
uwl #:
and he sent for him .
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And David said to Saul Sha #
uwl #,
Let no mans 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 na #
ar #,
and he a man of war from his youth na #
uwr #.
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And David said unto Saul Sha #
uwl #,
Thy servant kept his fathers sheep tso #
n #,
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 ro #
sh #;
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 Sha #
uwl #,
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 shepherds 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 na #
ar #,
and ruddy ,
and of a fair countenance mar #
eh #.
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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 Yisra #
el #,
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 Yisra #
el #.
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And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear :
for the battle is the LORDS ,
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 hasted ,
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 Sha #
arayim #,
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 .