1 Samuel
1 Samuel 17
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1 Samuel 17 — Scripture text (King James Version)
Now the gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at , which belongeth to , and pitched between and , in -dammim. And and the men of were gathered together, and pitched by the , and set the battle in array against the . And the stood a mountain the one side, and stood a mountain the other side: and there was a valley between them. And there went out a champion out of the camp of the , named , of , whose height was six and a . And he had an of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand of brass. And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. And the of his was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred of iron: and one bearing a went before him. And he stood and cried unto the armies of , and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a , and ye servants to ? 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 said, I defy the armies of this day; give me a man, that we may fight together. When and all heard those words of the , they were dismayed, and greatly afraid. Now was the son of that , whose name was ; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of . And the three eldest sons of went and followed to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were the first born, and next unto him , and the third . And was the youngest: and the three eldest followed . But went and returned from to feed his father’s at . And the drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days. And said unto his son, Take now for thy brethren an 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 , and they, and all the men of , were in the , fighting with the . And rose up early in the morning, and left the with a keeper, and took, and went, as had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle. For and the had the battle in array, army against army. And 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 , by name, out of the armies of the , and spake according to the same words: and heard them. And all the men of , when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid. And the men of said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy 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 . And spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this , and taketh away the reproach from ? for who is this uncircumcised , 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 his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and ’s anger was kindled against , and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few 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 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 spake, they rehearsed them before : and he sent for him. And said to , Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this . And said to , Thou art not able to go against this to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. And said unto , Thy servant kept his father’s , and there came a , and a , and took a 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 and the : and this uncircumcised shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the , and out of the paw of the , he will deliver me out of the hand of this . And said unto , Go, and the LORD be with thee. And armed with his armour, and he an of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail. And girded his upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And said unto , I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And them off him. And he took his in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and them in a shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his was in his hand: and he drew near to the . And the came and drew near unto ; and the man that bare the went before him. And when the looked about, and saw , he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. And the said unto , Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the cursed by his gods. And the said to , Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. Then said to the , Thou comest to me with a , and with a , and with a : but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of , 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 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 . And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with and : for the battle is the LORD’S, and he will give you into our hands. And it came to pass, when the arose, and came and drew nigh to meet , that hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the . And his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. So prevailed over the with a and with a stone, and smote the , and slew him; but there was no in the hand of . Therefore ran, and stood upon the , and took his , and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the saw their champion was dead, they fled. And the men of and of arose, and shouted, and pursued the , until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of . And the wounded of the fell down by the way to , even unto , and unto . And the children of returned from chasing after the , and they spoiled their tents. And took the head of the , and brought it to ; but he his armour in his tent. And when saw go forth against the , he said unto , the captain of the host, , whose son is this youth? And said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell. And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is. And as returned from the slaughter of the , took him, and brought him before with the head of the in his hand. And said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And answered, I am the son of thy servant the .