The challenge of Goliath.

B. C. about 1063.

+ Heb. clothed.

|| Or, gorget.

e 2 Sam. 21. 19.

f ch. 8. 17.

g ch. 11. f.

h ver. 26.

2 Sam. 21. 21.

m ch. 16. 6, 8, 9. 1 Chr. 2. 13.

n ch. 16. 19.

upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.

6 And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass be

tween his shoulders.

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7 And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron and one bearing a shield went before him.

8 And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye 'servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.

9 If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.

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10 And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight to gether.

11 When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

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12 T Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had 'eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.

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13 And 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 unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

14 And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.

15 But David went and returned from Saul "to feed his father's sheep at Beth-lehem.

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

17 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;

18 And carry these ten t cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.

19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines. 20 ¶ And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as

David cometh to the camp.

David meeteth Goliath.

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He slayeth the giant.

34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:

35 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.

36 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.

37 David said moreover, that delivered me out of the lion, and out of the bear, he will deliver me hand of this Philistine. said unto David, Go, and be with thee.

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The LORD the paw of paw of the out of the And Saul the LORD

38 T And Sault armed David with his armour, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.

39 And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.

40 And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's † bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand and he drew near to the Philistine.

41 And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him. 42 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and h ruddy, and of a fair countenance.

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43 And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine 2 Kings 8. 13. cursed David by his gods. 44 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.

k 1 Kings 20. 10, 1.

1 2 Sam. 22. 33, 35. Ps. 124.

8. & 125. 1.

2 Cor. 10. 4. Heb. 11.33,34.

m ver. 10.

† Heb. shut

thee up.

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45 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, whom thou hast m defied.

46 This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will

n Deut. 28. 26. o Josh. 4. 24. 1 Kings 8. 43. & 18. 36.

2 Kings 19. 19. Is.52.10.

Hos. 1.7. Zech. 4. 6.

47 And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword PP3. 44. 6, 7. and spear: for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give you into our hands.

48 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.

49 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.

50 Sor 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.

51 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, s they fled.

52 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

q 2 Chr. 20. 15.

r ch. 21. 9. See Judg. 3. 31. & 15. 15. 2 Sam. 23. 21.

s Heb. 11. 34.

* Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto t Josh. 15. 26. Ekron.

53 And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents.

54 And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent. 55 ¶ And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, " whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.

56 And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling is.

Jonathan loveth David.

B. C. about 1063.

a Gen. 41. 30.

b ch. 19. 2. & 20. 17. 2 Sam.

1. 26. Deut. 13. 6.

c ch. 17. 15.

|| Or, prospered,

CHAPTER XVIII. Jonathan's affection for David. 5 Saul at first promoteth him; 8 but afterwards envieth his praise, 10 and in his fury seeketh to kill him. 20 He offereth him his daughter as a snare; 25 but he escapeth the

Saul's jealousy of him.

B. C.

14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the about 1063. LORD was with him.

15 Wherefore when Saul saw that

crease.

AND it came to pass, when he

had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that a the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, band Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.

3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

5 ¶ And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved ver. 14, 15,30. himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.

6 And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the "Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, Judg. 11. 34. singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with tinstruments of music.

d Ex. 15. 20.

+ Heb. threestringed instruments.

e Ex. 15. 21.

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7 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, f Saul f ch. 21. 11. & hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

29.5.

9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

10 ¶ And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: 1and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.

11 And Saul mcast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

12 ¶ And Saul was "afraid of David,

o ch. 16. 13, 18. because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.

Or, prospered, ver. 5.

r Gen. 39. 2, 3, 23. Josh. 6. 27.

s ver. 5.

17 And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, thert ch. 17. 25. will I give thee to wife: only be thou †valiant for me, and fight "the LORD'S battles. For Saul said, * Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.

+ Heb. a son

of valour. u Num. 32. 20, 27, 29. ch. 25. 28.

x ver. 21, 25. 2 Sam. 12. 9.

18 And David said unto Saul, y Who am I? and what is my life, or my y See ver. 23. father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?

19 But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the a Meholathite to wife.

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ch. 9. 21. 2 Sam. 7. 18.

z 2 Sam. 21. 8. a Judg. 7. 22.

20 And Michal Saul's daughter b ver. 28. loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing † pleased him.

+ Heb. was right in his eyes.

Ex. 10. 7. & ver. 17.

21 And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that d the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this daye See ver. 26. be my son in law in the one of the twain.

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22 ↑ And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son in law.

23 And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, †On this manner spake +Heb. AccordDavid.

25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

26 And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son in law and the days were not expired.

27 Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of | k ver. 13. the Philistines two hundred men; and 'David brought their foreskins, 12 Sam. 3. 14. and they gave them in full tale to

He seeketh to kill David.

B. C. about 1063.

d Judg. 9. 17. & 12. 3. ch. 28. 21. Ps. 119. 109.

e ch. 17. 49, 50. 1 Chr. 11. 14.

f 1 Sam. 11. 13.

g ch. 20. 32.

h Matt. 27. 4.

i ch. 16. 21. & 18. 2, 13.

CHAPTER XIX.

Jonathan discloseth his father's purpose to kill David.

4 He persuadeth his father to reconciliation. 8 By

reason of David's success, Saul's rage breaketh out

against him; 12 but he is rescued by Michal. 18

David cometh to Samuel in Naioth. 20 Saul sendeth to take David. His messengers, 22 and Saul himself, prophesy.

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ND Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.

2 But Jonathan Saul's son a delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:

3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.

4 ¶ And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:

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5 For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou hsin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?

6 And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain.

7 And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, + Heb. yester- and he was in his presence, as †in times past.

day third day. about 1062.

k ch. 16. 14. & 18. 10, 11. † Heb. his face.

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8 ¶ And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from + him.

9 And the evil spirit from the

B. C.

house with his javelin in his hand: about 1062. and David played with his hand. 10 And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.

11 1Saul also sent messengers unto 1 Ps. 59, title. David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.

12 ¶ So Michal mlet David down through a window : and he went, and fled, and escaped.

laid it in the bed, and put a pillow 13 And Michal took an image, and of goats' hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth.

14 And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.

15 And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.

16 And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster.

17 And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; "why should n 2 Sam. 2. 22. I kill thee?

18 ¶ So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.

19 And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.

20 And Saul sent messengers to take David: Pand when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.

21 And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also.