44 And the Philistine (A)said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!”

45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. (B)But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have (C)defied. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give (D)the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, (E)that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.

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44 “Come here,” he said, “and I’ll give your flesh to the birds(A) and the wild animals!(B)

45 David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin,(C) but I come against you in the name(D) of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.(E) 46 This day the Lord will deliver(F) you into my hands, and I’ll strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will give the carcasses(G) of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world(H) will know that there is a God in Israel.(I)

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