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1 Samuel 17


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And gathered together their camps for war, and they gathered together at Shochoh of Judea, and they camped in between Shochoh and between Azekah in Ephes-dammin.

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And Saul and the men of Israel gathered together, and they camped in the valley of the terebinth tree, these and these. And they deployed for war right opposite the Philistines.

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And stood upon the mountain here on that side. And Israel stood upon the mountain here on this side, and the canyon them.

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And there came forth man from out of the battle array of the Philistines, Goliath was to him, from Gath. His height cubits and a span.

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And helmet his head, and a chest plate And the weight of his chest plate thousand shekels of brass and iron.

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And his leg coverings upon his legs, and a shield of brass in between his shoulders.

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And the shaft of his spear of one weaving; and his lance shekels of iron. And the one lifting his weapons went before him.

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And he stood and yelled out to the battle array of Israel, and said to them, Why are you come forth to deploy for battle right opposite us? not a Philistine, and you are Hebrews of Saul? Choose for yourselves a man, and let him come down to me!

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And if he should be able to battle against me, and strike me, then we will be to you for servants. But if I shall overpower him, and shall strike him, you will be to us for servants, and you shall serve us.

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And said Behold, I berate the battle array of Israel today in this day. Give to me a man, and we will fight one on one

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And Saul heard, and all Israel, sayings and they were startled, and feared exceedingly.

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And David man this one Beth-lehem Judah, and to him and to him sons. And the man in days of Saul arriving in

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And went after Saul unto the war. And of his sons, of the ones having gone unto the war Eliab his first-born, and the second Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

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And David himself younger, and the three, the elder went after Saul.

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And David departed and returned from Saul to tend the sheep of his father in Beth-lehem.

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And came forward rising early and arriving late, and set up before Israel forty days.

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And Jesse said to David his son, Take indeed your brothers the ephah of this toasted grain, and ten and run unto the camp to your brothers.

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And ten you shall bring to the commander of a thousand, and your brothers concerning and as much as they need you shall know.

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And Saul, and they, and every man of Israel in the valley of the oak were warring with the Philistines.

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And David rose early in the morning, and he left the sheep for guard, and he took the things and departed as commanded to him by Jesse. And he came unto the battleline and the army, the one going forth unto the battle array.

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And they shouted for the war, and Israel deployed, and deployed at the opposite of the battle array.

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And David relieved his items from himself unto of the provisions officer, and he ran to the battle array, and he came and asked his brothers the things for peace.

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And speaking with them, and behold, a man in the middle ascended ( the name the Philistine from Gath) from the battle array of the Philistines, and he spoke according to these words, and David heard.

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And every man of Israel in their seeing the man feared greatly, and fled from his face.

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And said Did you see the man, this one ascending? so as And it will be a man who ever should strike him, shall enrich riches and his daughter to him, and the house of his father he will make free in Israel.

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And David said to the men, the ones standing with him, saying, What shall be done to the man who ever should strike that Philistine, and should remove scorn from Israel? For who is Philistine who berates of the living God?

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And said according to this word, saying, Thus it shall be done to the man who ever should strike him.

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And heard in his speaking to the men, and became angry with David, and said, Why you came down, and for why did you leave small in the wilderness? I know your pride, and the evil of your heart; that because of seeing the war you came down.

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And David said, What did I do now? not

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And he turned from him unto rank and he said thus. And they answered to him according to the word formerly.

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And they heard the words of David which he spoke, and before Saul.

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And David said to Saul, Let not be downcast over him! Your servant will go and do battle with this Philistine.

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And Saul said to David, In no way shall you be able to go against this Philistine to battle against him, for you are a boy, and he is a man of war from his youth.

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And David said to Saul, tending for his father among the flock. And whenever came and the bear, and it took a sheep from out of the herd,

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that I went forth after him, and struck him, and pulled it out of his mouth; and if he rose up against me, I held his throat and struck him, and I put him to death.

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And the and will be as one of these who berates of the living God.

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And David said, who rescued me from out of of the lion, and from out of of the bear, he will rescue me from out of Philistine And Saul said to David, Go and the lord will be with you!

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And Saul clothed David and helmet upon his head, and clothed him

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And David tied on his sword upon himself. And tired in the proceeding with them, for he was inexperienced. And David said to Saul, In no way shall I be able to go in these, for I have not tested them; and they removed them from him.

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And he took his rod in his hand, and chose for himself five stones from out of the rushing stream. And he put them in the canteen of the shepherd, the one being his, for a collection. And his sling his hand; and he went forward to the man, the Philistine.

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And went going and approaching to David. And the man, the one carrying the oblong shield him. And looked

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And Goliath beheld David, and he treated him with contempt, for he was a boy, and he was ruddy with beauty of eyes.

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And said to David, As that you come with a rod and stones? And cursed David by his gods.

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And said to David, Come here to me! and I will give your flesh to of heaven, and to the wild beasts of the earth.

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And David said to the Philistine, You come to me with a broadsword, and with a spear, and with a shield. But I come to you in of the lord God of hosts, of the battle array of Israel, whom you berate today.

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And shall shut you up today by my hand, and I will kill you, and I will remove your head from you, and I will give your carcass and the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines in this day to the birds of the heaven, and to the wild beasts of the earth; and shall know that God is in Israel.

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And shall know that by and spear for is of the and you into our hands.

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And rose up and went and approached to meet with David. And David hastened, and came forth even himself for the battle array for meeting the Philistine.

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And David stretched out his hand into the canteen, and he took from there stone and he slung it, and he struck the Philistine in his forehead; and penetrated unto his forehead; and he fell upon his face upon the ground.

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And David powered over the Philistine with the sling, and with the stone in that day. And he struck the Philistine, and he killed him; and a broadsword was not in the hand of David.

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And David ran and stood over him, and he took his broadsword, and pulled it out of its sheath, and he put him to death, and he removed his head. And beheld that has died and they fled.

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And rose up and shouted, and pursued after the Philistines unto of Gath, and unto the gate of Ekron. And fell in the way of the gates, and unto Gath, and unto Ekron.

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And returned turning aside the Philistines, and they plundered their camps.

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And David took the head of the Philistine, and he brought it unto Jerusalem. And his weapons he put in his tent.

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And as Saul saw David going forth for meeting the Philistine, he said to Abner the ruler of the force, Whose son Abner? And Abner responded and said, should live O my lord king, I do not know.

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And You ask whose son this young man is?

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And as David returned having struck the Philistine, received and brought him in before Saul. And the head of the Philistine his hand.

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And said Whose son are you young man? And David said, A son of your servant Jesse of Beth-lehem.