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Then David said to the Philistine , "
You come to me with a sword ,
with a spear ,
and with a javelin .
But I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts ,
the God of the armies of Israel ,
whom you have defied .
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This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand ,
and I will strike you and take your head from you .
And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth ,
that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel .
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Then all this assembly shall know that the LORD does not save with sword and spear ;
for the battle is the LORD '
s ,
and He will give you into our hands ."
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So it was ,
when the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David ,
that David hurried and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine .
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Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone ;
and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead ,
so that the stone sank into his forehead ,
and he fell on his face to the earth .
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So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone ,
and struck the Philistine and killed him .
But there was no sword in the hand of David .
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Therefore David ran and stood over the Philistine ,
took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him ,
and cut off his head with it .
And when the Philistines saw that their champion was dead ,
they fled .
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Now the men of Israel and Judah arose and shouted ,
and pursued the Philistines as far as the entrance of the valley and to the gates of Ekron .
And the wounded of the Philistines fell along the road to Shaaraim ,
even as far as Gath and Ekron .
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Then the children of Israel returned from chasing the Philistines ,
and they plundered their tents .
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And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem ,
but he put his armor in his tent .
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When Saul saw David going out against the Philistine ,
he said to Abner ,
the commander of the army , "
Abner ,
whose son is this youth ?"
And Abner said , "
As your soul lives ,
O king ,
I do not know ."
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So the king said , "
Inquire whose son this young man is ."
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Then ,
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 .