Now the Philistines gathered together
their armies
to battle
, and were gathered together
at Shochoh
, which belongeth to Judah
, and pitched
between Shochoh
and Azekah
, in Ephesdammim
.
And Saul and the men
of Israel
were gathered together
, and pitched
by the valley
of Elah
, and set the battle
in array
against
the Philistines
.
And the Philistines stood
on a mountain
on the one side, and Israel
stood
on a mountain
on the other side: and there was a valley
between them.
And there went out a champion
out of the camp
of the Philistines
, named
Goliath
, of Gath
, whose height
was six
cubits
and a span
.
And he had an helmet of brass
upon his head
, and he was armed
with a coat
of mail
; and the weight
of the coat
was five
thousand
shekels
of brass
.
And he had greaves of brass
upon his legs
, and a target
of brass
between his shoulders
.
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.
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.
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.
And the Philistine said
, I defy
the armies
of Israel
this day
; give
me a man
, that we may fight
together
.
When Saul and all Israel
heard
those words
of the Philistine
, they were dismayed
, and greatly
afraid
.
Now David was the son
of that Ephrathite
of Bethlehemjudah
, whose name
was Jesse
; and he had eight
sons
: and the man
went
among men
for an old man
in the days
of Saul
.
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
.
And David was the youngest
: and the three
eldest
followed
Saul
.
But David went
and returned
from Saul
to feed
his father's
sheep
at Bethlehem
.
And the Philistine drew near
morning
and evening
, and presented
himself forty
days
.
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
;
And carry these ten
cheeses
unto the captain
of their thousand
, and look
how thy brethren
fare
, and take
their pledge
.
Now Saul, and they, and all the men
of Israel
, were in the valley
of Elah
, fighting
with the Philistines
.
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
, as the host
was going forth
to the fight
, and shouted
for the battle
.
For Israel and the Philistines
had put the battle in array
, army
against
army
.
And David left
his carriage
in the hand
of the keeper
of the carriage
, and ran
into the army
, and came
and saluted
his brethren
.
And as he talked with them, behold, there came up
the champion
, the Philistine
of Gath
, Goliath
by name
, out of the armies
of the Philistines
, and spake
according to the same
words
: and David
heard
them .
And all the men of Israel
, when they saw
the man
, fled
from him
, and were sore
afraid
.
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 father's
house
free
in Israel
.
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
? for who is this uncircumcised
Philistine
, that he should defy
the armies
of the living
God
?
And the people answered
him after this manner
, saying
, So shall it be done
to the man
that killeth
him.
And Eliab his eldest
brother
heard
when he spake
unto the men
; and Eliab's
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
.
And David said
, What have I now done
? Is there not a cause
?
And he turned from him
toward
another
, and spake
after the same manner
: and the people
answered
him again
after the former
manner
.
And when the words were heard
which David
spake
, they rehearsed
them before
Saul
: and he sent
for him.
And David said
to Saul
, Let no man's
heart
fail
because of him; thy servant
will go
and fight
with this Philistine
.
And Saul said
to David
, Thou art not able
to go
against this Philistine
to fight
with him: for thou art but a youth
, and he a man
of war
from his youth
.
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
:
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.
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
.
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.
And Saul armed
David
with his armour
, and he put
an helmet
of brass
upon his head
; also he armed
him with a coat of mail
.
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.
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
.
And the Philistine came
on
and drew near
unto David
; and the man
that bare
the shield
went before
him.
And when the Philistine looked about
, and saw
David
, he disdained
him: for he was but a youth
, and ruddy
, and of a fair
countenance
.
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
.
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
.
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 defied
.
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
.
And all this assembly shall know
that the LORD
saveth
not with sword
and spear
: for the battle
is the LORD'S
, and he will give
you into our hands
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
, even unto Gath
, and unto Ekron
.
And the children of Israel
returned
from chasing
after
the Philistines
, and they spoiled
their tents
.
And David took
the head
of the Philistine
, and brought
it to Jerusalem
; but he put
his armour
in his tent
.
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
.
And the king said
, Enquire
thou whose son
the stripling
is .
And 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
.
And Saul said
to him, Whose son
art thou, thou young man
? And David
answered
, I am the son
of thy servant
Jesse
the Bethlehemite
.