bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the
living God.
[37] 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.
[38] 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.
[39] 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.
[40] 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.
[41] And the Philistine came on
and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.
[42] 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.
[43]
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.
[44] 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.
[45] 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.
[46] 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.
[47] 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.
[48] 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.
[49] 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.
[50] 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.
[51] 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.
[52]
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.
[53] And the children of Israel returned from chasing after
the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents.
[54] And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought
it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
[55] 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.
[56] And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling is.
[57]
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.
[58] 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.
1Sam.18
[1] 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.
[2] And Saul took him that day,
and would let him go no more home to his father's house.
[3] Then Jonathan and David made a covenant,
because he loved him as his own soul.
[4] 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.
[5] 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.
[6] 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 musick.
[7] And the women answered one another as they played, and said,
Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
[8] 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?
[9] And Saul eyed David from that day
and forward.
[10] And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and