Now the Philistines{H6430} gathered together{H622} their armies{H4264} to battle;{H4421} and they were gathered together{H622} at Socoh,{H7755} which belongeth to Judah,{H3063} and encamped{H2583} between Socoh{H7755} and Azekah,{H5825} in Ephes-dammim.{H658}

And Saul{H7586} and the men{H376} of Israel{H3478} were gathered together,{H622} and encamped{H2583} in the vale{H6010} of Elah,{H425} and set the battle{H4421} in array{H6186} against{H7125} the Philistines.{H6430}

And the Philistines{H6430} stood{H5975} on the mountain{H2022} on the one side, and Israel{H3478} stood{H5975} on the mountain{H2022} on the other side: and there was a valley{H1516} between them.

And there went out{H3318} a champion{H376} out of the camp{H4264} of the Philistines,{H6430} named{H8034} Goliath,{H1555} of Gath,{H1661} whose height{H1363} was six{H8337} cubits{H520} and a span.{H2239}

And he had a helmet{H3553} of brass{H5178} upon his head,{H7218} and he was clad{H3847} with a coat{H8302} of mail;{H7193} and the weight{H4948} of the coat{H8302} was five{H2568} thousand{H505} shekels{H8255} of brass.{H5178}

And he had greaves{H4697} of brass{H5178} upon his legs,{H7272} and a javelin{H3591} of brass{H5178} between his shoulders.{H3802}

And the staff{H6086} of his spear{H2595} was like a weaver's{H707} beam;{H4500} and his spear's{H2595} head{H3852} [weighed] six{H8337} hundred{H3967} shekels{H8255} of iron:{H1270} and his shield-bearer{H6793} {H5375} went{H1980} before{H6440} him.

And he stood{H5975} and cried{H7121} unto the armies{H4634} of Israel,{H3478} and said{H559} unto them, Why are ye come out{H3318} to set your battle{H4421} in array?{H6186} am not I a Philistine,{H6430} and ye servants{H5650} to Saul?{H7586} choose{H1262} you a man{H376} for you, and let him come down{H3381} to me.

If he be able{H3201} to fight{H3898} with me, and kill{H5221} me, then will we be your servants;{H5650} but if I prevail{H3201} against him, and kill{H5221} him, then shall ye be our servants,{H5650} and serve{H5647} us.

And the Philistine{H6430} said,{H559} I defy{H2778} the armies{H4634} of Israel{H3478} this day;{H3117} give{H5414} me a man,{H376} that we may fight{H3898} together.{H3162}

And when Saul{H7586} and all Israel{H3478} heard{H8085} those words{H1697} of the Philistine,{H6430} they were dismayed,{H2865} and greatly{H3966} afraid.{H3372}

Now David{H1732} was the son{H1121} of that Ephrathite{H376} of Beth-lehem-judah,{H1035} whose name{H8034} was Jesse;{H3448} and he had eight{H8083} sons:{H1121} and the man{H376} was{H935} an old man{H2204} in the days{H3117} of Saul,{H7586} stricken [in years] among men.{H582}

And the three{H7969} eldest{H1419} sons{H1121} of Jesse{H3448} had gone{H3212} after{H310} Saul{H7586} to the battle:{H4421} and the names{H8034} of his three{H7969} sons{H1121} that went{H1980} to the battle{H4421} were Eliab{H446} the first-born,{H1060} and next{H4932} unto him Abinadab,{H41} and the third{H7992} Shammah.{H8048}

And David{H1732} was the youngest;{H6996} and the three{H7969} eldest{H1419} followed{H1980} Saul.{H7586}

Now David{H1732} went{H1980} to and fro{H7725} from Saul{H7586} to feed{H7462} his father's{H1} sheep{H6629} at Beth-lehem.{H1035}

And the Philistine{H6430} drew near{H5066} morning{H7925} and evening,{H6150} and presented{H3320} himself forty{H705} days.{H3117}

And Jesse{H3448} said{H559} unto David{H1732} his son,{H1121} Take{H3947} now for thy brethren{H251} an ephah{H374} of this{H2088} parched{H7039} grain, and these ten{H6235} loaves,{H3899} and carry{H7323} [them] quickly to the camp{H4264} to thy brethren;{H251}

and bring{H935} these ten{H6235} cheeses{H2461} unto the captain{H8269} of their thousand,{H505} and look{H6485} how thy brethren{H251} fare,{H7965} and take{H3947} their pledge.{H6161}

Now Saul,{H7586} and they, and all the men{H376} of Israel,{H3478} were in the vale{H6010} of Elah,{H425} fighting{H3898} with the Philistines.{H6430}

And David{H1732} rose up early{H7925} in the morning,{H1242} and left{H5203} the sheep{H6629} with a keeper,{H8104} and took,{H5375} and went,{H3212} as Jesse{H3448} had commanded{H6680} him; and he came{H935} to the place{H4570} of the wagons, as the host{H2428} which was going forth{H3318} to the fight{H4634} shouted{H7321} for the battle.{H4421}

And Israel{H3478} and the Philistines{H6430} put the battle in array,{H6186} army{H4634} against{H7125} army.{H4634}

And David{H1732} left{H5203} his baggage{H3627} in the hand{H3027} of the keeper{H8104} of the baggage,{H3627} and ran{H7323} to the army,{H4634} and came{H935} and saluted{H7592} his brethren.{H251}

And as he talked{H1696} with them, behold, there came up{H5927} the champion,{H376} the Philistine{H6430} of Gath,{H1661} Goliath{H1555} by name,{H8034} out of the ranks{H4634} of the Philistines,{H6430} and spake{H1696} according to the same{H428} words:{H1697} and David{H1732} heard{H8085} them.

And all the men{H376} of Israel,{H3478} when they saw{H7200} the man,{H376} fled{H5127} from him,{H6440} and were sore{H3966} afraid.{H3372}

And the men{H376} of Israel{H3478} said,{H559} Have ye seen{H7200} this man{H376} that is come up?{H5927} surely to defy{H2778} Israel{H3478} is he come up:{H5927} and it shall be, that the man{H376} who killeth{H5221} him, the king{H4428} will enrich{H6238} him with great{H1419} riches,{H6239} and will give{H5414} him his daughter,{H1323} and make{H6213} his father's{H1} house{H1004} free{H2670} in Israel.{H3478}

And David{H1732} spake{H559} to the men{H582} that stood{H5975} by him, saying,{H559} What shall be done{H6213} to the man{H376} that killeth{H5221} this{H1975} Philistine,{H6430} and taketh away{H5493} the reproach{H2781} from Israel?{H3478} for who is this uncircumcised{H6189} Philistine,{H6430} that he should defy{H2778} the armies{H4634} of the living{H2416} God?{H430}

And the people{H5971} answered{H559} him after this manner,{H1697} saying,{H559} So shall it be done{H6213} to the man{H376} that killeth{H5221} him.

And Eliab{H446} his eldest{H1419} brother{H251} heard{H8085} when he spake{H1696} unto the men;{H582} and Eliab's{H446} anger{H639} was kindled{H2734} against David,{H1732} and he said,{H559} Why art thou come down?{H3381} and with whom hast thou left{H5203} those{H2007} few{H4592} sheep{H6629} in the wilderness?{H4057} I know{H3045} thy pride,{H2087} and the naughtiness{H7455} of thy heart;{H3824} for thou art come down{H3381} that thou mightest see{H7200} the battle.{H4421}

And David{H1732} said,{H559} What have I now done?{H6213} Is there not a cause?{H1697}

And he turned{H5437} away from him{H681} toward{H4136} another,{H312} and spake{H559} after the same manner:{H1697} and the people{H5971} answered{H1697} him again{H7725} after the former{H7223} manner.{H1697}

And when the words{H1697} were heard{H8085} which David{H1732} spake,{H1696} they rehearsed{H5046} them before{H6440} Saul;{H7586} and he sent{H3947} for him.

And David{H1732} said{H559} to Saul,{H7586} Let no man's{H120} heart{H3820} fail{H5307} because of him; thy servant{H5650} will go{H3212} and fight{H3898} with this Philistine.{H6430}

And Saul{H7586} said{H559} to David,{H1732} Thou art not able{H3201} to go{H3212} against this Philistine{H6430} to fight{H3898} with him; for thou art but a youth,{H5288} and he a man{H376} of war{H4421} from his youth.{H5271}

And David{H1732} said{H559} unto Saul,{H7586} Thy servant{H5650} was keeping{H7462} his father's{H1} sheep;{H6629} and when there came{H935} a lion,{H738} or a bear,{H1677} and took{H5375} a lamb{H7716} out of the flock,{H5739}

I went out{H3318} after{H310} him, and smote{H5221} him, and delivered{H5337} it out of his mouth;{H6310} and when he arose{H6965} against me, I caught{H2388} him by his beard,{H2206} and smote{H5221} him, and slew{H4191} him.

Thy servant{H5650} smote{H5221} both the lion{H738} and the bear:{H1677} and this uncircumcised{H6189} Philistine{H6430} shall be as one{H259} of them, seeing he hath defied{H2778} the armies{H4634} of the living{H2416} God.{H430}

And David{H1732} said,{H559} Jehovah{H3068} that delivered{H5337} me out of the paw{H3027} of the lion,{H738} and out of the paw{H3027} of the bear,{H1677} he will deliver{H5337} me out of the hand{H3027} of this Philistine.{H6430} And Saul{H7586} said{H559} unto David,{H1732} Go,{H3212} and Jehovah{H3068} shall be with thee.

And Saul{H7586} clad{H3847} David{H1732} with his apparel,{H4055} and he put{H5414} a helmet{H6959} of brass{H5178} upon his head,{H7218} and he clad{H3847} him with a coat of mail.{H8302}

And David{H1732} girded{H2296} his sword{H2719} upon his apparel,{H4055} and he assayed{H2974} to go;{H3212} for he had not proved{H5254} it. And David{H1732} said{H559} unto Saul,{H7586} I cannot{H3201} go{H3212} with these; for I have not proved{H5254} them. And David{H1732} put{H5493} them off him.

And he took{H3947} his staff{H4731} in his hand,{H3027} and chose{H977} him five{H2568} smooth{H2512} stones{H68} out of the brook,{H5158} and put{H7760} them in the shepherd's{H7462} bag{H3627} which he had, even in his wallet;{H3219} and his sling{H7050} was in his hand:{H3027} and he drew near{H5066} to the Philistine.{H6430}

And the Philistine{H6430} came{H3212} on{H1980} and drew near{H7131} unto David;{H1732} and the man{H376} that bare{H5375} the shield{H6793} went before{H6440} him.

And when the Philistine{H6430} looked about,{H5027} and saw{H7200} David,{H1732} he disdained{H959} him; for he was but a youth,{H5288} and ruddy,{H132} and withal of a fair{H3303} countenance.{H4758}

And the Philistine{H6430} said{H559} unto David,{H1732} Am I a dog,{H3611} that thou comest{H935} to me with staves?{H4731} And the Philistine{H6430} cursed{H7043} David{H1732} by his gods.{H430}

And the Philistine{H6430} said{H559} to David,{H1732} Come{H3212} to me, and I will give{H5414} thy flesh{H1320} unto the birds{H5775} of the heavens,{H8064} and to the beasts{H929} of the field.{H7704}

Then said{H559} David{H1732} to the Philistine,{H6430} Thou comest{H935} to me with a sword,{H2719} and with a spear,{H2595} and with a javelin:{H3591} but I come{H935} to thee in the name{H8034} of Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} the God{H430} of the armies{H6635} of Israel,{H3478} whom thou hast defied.{H2778}

This day{H3117} will Jehovah{H3068} deliver{H5462} thee into my hand;{H3027} and I will smite{H5221} thee, and take{H5493} thy head{H7218} from off thee; and I will give{H5414} the dead bodies{H6297} of the host{H4264} of the Philistines{H6430} this day{H3117} unto the birds{H5775} of the heavens,{H8064} and to the wild beasts{H2416} of the earth;{H776} that all the earth{H776} may know{H3045} that there is{H3426} a God{H430} in Israel,{H3478}

and that all this assembly{H6951} may know{H3045} that Jehovah{H3068} saveth{H3467} not with sword{H2719} and spear:{H2595} for the battle{H4421} is Jehovah's,{H3068} and he will give{H5414} you into our hand.{H3027}

And it came to pass, when the Philistine{H6430} arose,{H6965} and came{H3212} and drew nigh{H7126} to meet{H7125} David,{H1732} that David{H1732} hastened,{H4116} and ran{H7323} toward the army{H4634} to meet{H7125} the Philistine.{H6430}

And David{H1732} put{H7971} his hand{H3027} in his bag,{H3627} and took{H3947} thence a stone,{H68} and slang{H7049} it, and smote{H5221} the Philistine{H6430} in his forehead;{H4696} and the stone{H68} sank{H2883} into his forehead,{H4696} and he fell{H5307} upon his face{H6440} to the earth.{H776}

So David{H1732} prevailed{H2388} over{H4480} the Philistine{H6430} with a sling{H7050} and with a stone,{H68} and smote{H5221} the Philistine,{H6430} and slew{H4191} him; but there was no sword{H2719} in the hand{H3027} of David.{H1732}

Then David{H1732} ran,{H7323} and stood{H5975} over the Philistine,{H6430} and took{H3947} his sword,{H2719} and drew{H8025} it out of the sheath{H8593} thereof, and slew{H4191} him, and cut off{H3772} his head{H7218} therewith. And when the Philistines{H6430} saw{H7200} that their champion{H1368} was dead,{H4191} they fled.{H5127}

And the men{H582} of Israel{H3478} and of Judah{H3063} arose,{H6965} and shouted,{H7321} and pursued{H7291} the Philistines,{H6430} until thou comest{H935} to Gai,{H1516} and to the gates{H8179} of Ekron.{H6138} And the wounded{H2491} of the Philistines{H6430} fell down{H5307} by the way{H1870} to Shaaraim,{H8189} even unto Gath,{H1661} and unto Ekron.{H6138}

And the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} returned{H7725} from chasing{H1814} after{H310} the Philistines,{H6430} and they plundered{H8155} their camp.{H4264}

And David{H1732} took{H3947} the head{H7218} of the Philistine,{H6430} and brought{H935} it to Jerusalem;{H3389} but he put{H7760} his armor{H3627} in his tent.{H168}

And when Saul{H7586} saw{H7200} David{H1732} go forth{H3318} against{H7125} the Philistine,{H6430} he said{H559} unto Abner,{H74} the captain{H8269} of the host,{H6635} Abner,{H74} whose son{H1121} is this youth?{H5288} And Abner{H74} said,{H559} As thy soul{H5315} liveth,{H2416} O king,{H4428} I cannot{H518} tell.{H3045}

And the king{H4428} said,{H559} Inquire{H7592} thou whose son{H1121} the stripling{H5958} is.

And as David{H1732} returned{H7725} from the slaughter{H5221} of the Philistine,{H6430} Abner{H74} took{H3947} him, and brought{H935} him before{H6440} Saul{H7586} with the head{H7218} of the Philistine{H6430} in his hand.{H3027}

And Saul{H7586} said{H559} to him, Whose son{H1121} art thou, thou young man?{H5288} And David{H1732} answered,{H559} I am the son{H1121} of thy servant{H5650} Jesse{H3448} the Beth-lehemite.{H1022}