Scripture Verses: 1 Sam 17:12-18:19
1 Sam 17:12-58 (KJV)
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, Inquire 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.
1 Sam 18:1-19 (KJV)
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that
the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved
him as his own soul. And Saul took him that day, and would let him go
no more home to his father's house. Then Jonathan and David made a covenant,
because he loved him as his own soul. 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. And David went out whithersoever
Saul sent him, and behaved 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. 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, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with
tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music. And the women answered
one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and
David his ten thousands. And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased
him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to
me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the
kingdom? And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. 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: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand. And Saul cast
the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it.
And David avoided out of his presence twice. And Saul was afraid of David,
because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul. Therefore Saul
removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he
went out and came in before the people. And David behaved himself wisely
in all his ways; and the LORD was with him. Wherefore when Saul saw that
he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. But all Israel and
Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them. And Saul
said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her 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. And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life,
or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?
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 Meholathite to
wife.
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