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1 Samuel 17
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Desafío de Goliat

17 Los filisteos reunieron sus ejércitos para la guerra(A), y se concentraron en Soco, que pertenece a Judá; y acamparon entre Soco(B) y Azeca(C), en Efes Damim[a](D). 2 Y Saúl y los hombres de Israel se reunieron y acamparon en el valle de Ela(E), y se pusieron en orden de batalla para enfrentarse a los filisteos. 3 Los filisteos estaban a un lado del monte, e Israel estaba al otro lado del monte, y entre ellos, el valle.

4 Entonces de los ejércitos de los filisteos salió un campeón llamado Goliat(F), de Gat(G), cuya estatura era de 6 codos y un palmo (casi 3 metros). 5 Tenía un casco de bronce sobre la cabeza y llevaba puesta una cota de malla, y el peso de la cota era de 5,000 siclos (57 kilos) de bronce. 6 Tenía también grebas[b] de bronce en las piernas y una jabalina de bronce(H) colgada entre los hombros. 7 El asta de su lanza era como un rodillo de telar(I) y la punta de su lanza pesaba 600 siclos (6.84 kilos) de hierro; y su escudero iba delante de él(J).

8 Goliat se paró y gritó a las filas de Israel: «¿Para qué han salido a ponerse en orden de batalla? ¿Acaso no soy yo filisteo y ustedes siervos de Saúl(K)? Escojan un hombre y que venga contra[c] mí. 9 Si es capaz de pelear conmigo y matarme[d], entonces seremos sus siervos; pero si yo lo venzo y lo mato[e], entonces ustedes serán nuestros siervos y nos servirán(L)». 10 De nuevo el filisteo dijo: «Hoy desafío a las filas de Israel. Denme un hombre para que luchemos mano a mano[f](M)». 11 Cuando Saúl y todo Israel oyeron estas palabras del filisteo, se acobardaron y tuvieron gran temor.

12 David era hijo del[g] efrateo(N) de Belén de Judá(O), llamado Isaí, y este tenía ocho hijos(P). En los días de Saúl, Isaí ya era viejo, avanzado en años entre los hombres. 13 Los tres hijos mayores de Isaí habían ido con[h] Saúl a la guerra. Los nombres de los tres hijos que fueron a la guerra eran: Eliab, el primogénito, Abinadab, el segundo, y Sama, el tercero(Q). 14 David era el menor(R). Los tres mayores siguieron, pues, a Saúl, 15 pero David iba y venía de donde estaba Saúl(S) a Belén para apacentar el rebaño de su padre(T). 16 Durante cuarenta días el filisteo vino mañana y tarde, presentándose en desafío.

17 Y dijo Isaí a su hijo David: «Lleva ahora a tus hermanos un efa (22 litros) de grano tostado y estos diez panes(U), y corre al campamento a donde están tus hermanos. 18 Lleva también estos diez quesos[i] al capitán de los mil(V), y mira a ver cómo están[j] tus hermanos y trae noticias[k] de ellos(W). 19 Porque Saúl y tus hermanos y todos los hombres de Israel están en el valle de Ela, peleando contra los filisteos».

20 Y se levantó David muy de mañana, dejó el rebaño con un guarda, y tomando las provisiones, se fue como Isaí le había mandado. Llegó al perímetro del campamento(X) cuando el ejército salía en orden de batalla, lanzando el grito de guerra. 21 E Israel y los filisteos se pusieron en orden de batalla, ejército contra ejército. 22 Entonces David dejó su carga[l] al cuidado[m] del que guardaba el equipaje(Y) y corrió a la línea de combate y entró a saludar a[n] sus hermanos. 23 Mientras hablaba con ellos, el campeón, el filisteo de Gat llamado Goliat, subió de entre las filas de los filisteos y habló las mismas palabras(Z) de su desafío, y David las oyó. 24 Cuando todos los hombres de Israel vieron a Goliat, huyeron de él, y tenían gran temor. 25 Y los hombres de Israel decían: «¿Han visto a ese hombre que sube? Ciertamente sube para desafiar a Israel. El rey colmará[o] con grandes riquezas al que lo mate[p], le dará su hija(AA) y hará libre[q] en Israel a la casa de su padre».

26 Entonces David preguntó a los que estaban junto a él: «¿Qué harán por el hombre que mate a este filisteo y quite el oprobio de Israel(AB)? ¿Quién es este filisteo incircunciso(AC) para desafiar a los escuadrones(AD) del Dios viviente(AE)?». 27 Y el pueblo le respondió según aquella palabra: «Así se hará al hombre que lo mate(AF)».

28 Eliab, su hermano mayor, oyó cuando él hablaba con los hombres; y se encendió la ira de Eliab contra David, y le dijo(AG): «¿Para qué has descendido acá? ¿Con quién has dejado aquellas pocas ovejas en el desierto? Yo conozco tu soberbia y la maldad de tu corazón, que has descendido para ver la batalla». 29 Pero David respondió: «¿Qué he hecho yo ahora? ¿No fue solo una pregunta[r]?». 30 Entonces se apartó de su lado hacia otro y preguntó lo mismo[s]; y el pueblo respondió lo mismo que antes[t](AH).

David acepta el reto

31 Cuando se supieron las palabras que David había hablado, se lo dijeron a[u] Saúl, y él lo hizo venir. 32 Y dijo David a Saúl: «No se desaliente el corazón de nadie a causa de él(AI); su siervo irá y peleará con este filisteo(AJ)». 33 Entonces Saúl dijo a David: «Tú no puedes ir contra este filisteo a pelear con él, porque tú eres un muchacho y él ha sido un guerrero desde su juventud(AK)». 34 Pero David respondió a Saúl: «Su siervo apacentaba las ovejas de su padre, y cuando un león o un oso venía y se llevaba un cordero del rebaño, 35 yo salía tras él, lo atacaba[v], y lo rescataba de su boca(AL); y cuando se levantaba contra mí, lo tomaba por la quijada, lo hería y lo mataba. 36 Su siervo ha matado[w] tanto al león como al oso; y este filisteo incircunciso será como uno de ellos, porque ha desafiado a los escuadrones del Dios viviente». 37 Y David añadió: «El Señor, que me ha librado de las garras del león y de las garras del oso, me librará de la mano de este filisteo(AM)». Y Saúl dijo a David: «Ve, y que el Señor sea contigo(AN)». 38 Saúl vistió a David con sus ropas militares, le puso un casco de bronce en la cabeza y lo cubrió con una armadura. 39 David se ciñó la espada sobre sus ropas militares y trató de caminar, pues no se las había probado antes. Entonces David dijo a Saúl: «No puedo caminar con esto, pues no tengo experiencia con[x] ellas». David se las quitó, 40 y tomando su cayado en la mano, escogió[y] del arroyo cinco piedras lisas y las puso en el saco de pastor que traía, en el zurrón, y con la honda en la mano se acercó al filisteo(AO).

Victoria de David y del pueblo

41 El filisteo vino, y se fue acercando a David, con su escudero delante de él. 42 Cuando el filisteo miró y vio a David, lo tuvo en poco(AP) porque era un muchacho, rubio[z] y bien parecido(AQ). 43 Y el filisteo dijo a David: «¿Acaso soy un perro, que vienes contra mí con palos(AR)?». Y el filisteo maldijo a David por sus dioses(AS). 44 También dijo el filisteo a David: «Ven a mí, y daré tu carne a las aves del cielo y a las fieras del campo(AT)». 45 Entonces dijo David al filisteo: «Tú vienes a mí con espada, lanza y jabalina, pero yo vengo a ti en el nombre del Señor de los ejércitos, el Dios de los escuadrones de Israel(AU), a quien tú has desafiado. 46 El Señor te entregará hoy en mis manos, y yo te derribaré y te cortaré la cabeza. Y daré hoy los cadáveres del ejército de los filisteos a las aves del cielo y a las fieras de la tierra(AV), para que toda la tierra sepa que hay Dios en Israel(AW), 47 y para que toda esta asamblea sepa que el Señor no libra ni con espada ni con lanza(AX); porque la batalla es del Señor y Él los entregará a ustedes en nuestras manos(AY)».

48 Sucedió que cuando el filisteo se levantó y se fue acercando para enfrentarse a David, este[aa] corrió rápidamente hacia el frente de batalla para enfrentarse al filisteo(AZ). 49 David metió la mano en su saco, sacó de él una piedra, la lanzó con la honda, e hirió al filisteo en la frente. La piedra se hundió en su frente y Goliat cayó a tierra sobre su rostro.

50 Así venció David al filisteo con una honda y una piedra, e hirió al filisteo y lo mató; pero no había espada en la mano de David. 51 Entonces David corrió y se puso sobre el filisteo, tomó su espada, la sacó de la vaina y lo mató, cortándole la cabeza con ella(BA). Cuando los filisteos vieron que su campeón estaba muerto, huyeron(BB). 52 Y levantándose los hombres de Israel y de Judá, gritaron y persiguieron a los filisteos hasta el[ab] valle y hasta las puertas de Ecrón(BC). Los filisteos muertos estaban tendidos[ac] a lo largo del camino a Saaraim(BD), aun hasta Gat y Ecrón. 53 Los israelitas regresaron de perseguir a los filisteos y saquearon sus campamentos. 54 Entonces David tomó la cabeza del filisteo y la llevó a Jerusalén, pero puso sus armas en su tienda.

55 Cuando Saúl vio a David salir contra el filisteo, dijo a Abner, el comandante del ejército: «Abner, ¿de quién es hijo este joven(BE)?». Y Abner dijo: «Por su vida, oh rey, no sé». 56 Y el rey dijo: «Pregunta de quién es hijo el joven». 57 Cuando regresó David de matar[ad] al filisteo, Abner lo tomó y lo llevó ante Saúl, con la cabeza del filisteo en su mano(BF). 58 Y Saúl le dijo: «Joven, ¿de quién eres hijo?». Y David respondió: «Yo soy hijo de su siervo Isaí el de Belén(BG)».

Footnotes

  1. 17:1 En 1Crón. 11:13, Pasdamim.
  2. 17:6 I.e. pieza de la armadura que protege la pierna.
  3. 17:8 Lit. a.
  4. 17:9 Lit. herirme.
  5. 17:9 Lit. hiero.
  6. 17:10 Lit. juntos.
  7. 17:12 Lit. de este.
  8. 17:13 Lit. ido; fueron tras.
  9. 17:18 Lit. pedazos de queso.
  10. 17:18 Lit. el bienestar de.
  11. 17:18 Lit. prenda.
  12. 17:22 O bagaje.
  13. 17:22 Lit. en la mano.
  14. 17:22 Lit. entró y preguntó por el bienestar de.
  15. 17:25 Lit. enriquecerá.
  16. 17:25 Lit. hiera, y así en los vers. 26 y 27.
  17. 17:25 I.e. libre de impuestos y de servicio público.
  18. 17:29 Lit. palabra.
  19. 17:30 Lit. dijo como esta palabra.
  20. 17:30 Lit. como la primera palabra.
  21. 17:31 Lit. delante de.
  22. 17:35 Lit. hería.
  23. 17:36 Lit. herido.
  24. 17:39 Lit. no las he probado.
  25. 17:40 Lit. escogió para sí.
  26. 17:42 Lit. rojizo.
  27. 17:48 Lit. y David.
  28. 17:52 Lit. hasta tu llegada al.
  29. 17:52 Lit. caían.
  30. 17:57 Lit. herir.
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1 Samuel 17
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David and Goliath

17 Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and assembled(A) at Sokoh in Judah. They pitched camp at Ephes Dammim, between Sokoh(B) and Azekah.(C) 2 Saul and the Israelites assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah(D) and drew up their battle line to meet the Philistines. 3 The Philistines occupied one hill and the Israelites another, with the valley between them.

4 A champion named Goliath,(E) who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span.[a] 5 He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels[b]; 6 on his legs he wore bronze greaves, and a bronze javelin(F) was slung on his back. 7 His spear shaft was like a weaver’s rod,(G) and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels.[c] His shield bearer(H) went ahead of him.

8 Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose(I) a man and have him come down to me. 9 If he is able to fight and kill me, we will become your subjects; but if I overcome him and kill him, you will become our subjects and serve us.” 10 Then the Philistine said, “This day I defy(J) the armies of Israel! Give me a man and let us fight each other.(K)” 11 On hearing the Philistine’s words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified.

12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite(L) named Jesse,(M) who was from Bethlehem(N) in Judah. Jesse had eight(O) sons, and in Saul’s time he was very old. 13 Jesse’s three oldest sons had followed Saul to the war: The firstborn was Eliab;(P) the second, Abinadab;(Q) and the third, Shammah.(R) 14 David was the youngest. The three oldest followed Saul, 15 but David went back and forth from Saul to tend(S) his father’s sheep(T) at Bethlehem.

16 For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand.

17 Now Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah[d](U) of roasted grain(V) and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp. 18 Take along these ten cheeses to the commander of their unit. See how your brothers(W) are and bring back some assurance[e] from them. 19 They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.”

20 Early in the morning David left the flock in the care of a shepherd, loaded up and set out, as Jesse had directed. He reached the camp as the army was going out to its battle positions, shouting the war cry. 21 Israel and the Philistines were drawing up their lines facing each other. 22 David left his things with the keeper of supplies,(X) ran to the battle lines and asked his brothers how they were. 23 As he was talking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, stepped out from his lines and shouted his usual(Y) defiance, and David heard it. 24 Whenever the Israelites saw the man, they all fled from him in great fear.

25 Now the Israelites had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out? He comes out to defy Israel. The king will give great wealth to the man who kills him. He will also give him his daughter(Z) in marriage and will exempt his family from taxes(AA) in Israel.”

26 David asked the men standing near him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace(AB) from Israel? Who is this uncircumcised(AC) Philistine that he should defy(AD) the armies of the living(AE) God?”

27 They repeated to him what they had been saying and told him, “This is what will be done for the man who kills him.”

28 When Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with anger(AF) at him and asked, “Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know how conceited you are and how wicked your heart is; you came down only to watch the battle.”

29 “Now what have I done?” said David. “Can’t I even speak?” 30 He then turned away to someone else and brought up the same matter, and the men answered him as before. 31 What David said was overheard and reported to Saul, and Saul sent for him.

32 David said to Saul, “Let no one lose heart(AG) on account of this Philistine; your servant will go and fight him.”

33 Saul replied,(AH) “You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a young man, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”

34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant has been keeping his father’s sheep. When a lion(AI) or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, 35 I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized(AJ) it by its hair, struck it and killed it. 36 Your servant has killed both the lion(AK) and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God. 37 The Lord who rescued(AL) me from the paw of the lion(AM) and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.”

Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with(AN) you.”

38 Then Saul dressed David in his own(AO) tunic. He put a coat of armor on him and a bronze helmet on his head. 39 David fastened on his sword over the tunic and tried walking around, because he was not used to them.

“I cannot go in these,” he said to Saul, “because I am not used to them.” So he took them off. 40 Then he took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine.

41 Meanwhile, the Philistine, with his shield bearer(AP) in front of him, kept coming closer to David. 42 He looked David over and saw that he was little more than a boy, glowing with health and handsome,(AQ) and he despised(AR) him. 43 He said to David, “Am I a dog,(AS) that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 44 “Come here,” he said, “and I’ll give your flesh to the birds(AT) and the wild animals!(AU)”

45 David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin,(AV) but I come against you in the name(AW) of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.(AX) 46 This day the Lord will deliver(AY) you into my hands, and I’ll strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will give the carcasses(AZ) of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world(BA) will know that there is a God in Israel.(BB) 47 All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword(BC) or spear that the Lord saves;(BD) for the battle(BE) is the Lord’s, and he will give all of you into our hands.”

48 As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him. 49 Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.

50 So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling(BF) and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.

51 David ran and stood over him. He took hold of the Philistine’s sword and drew it from the sheath. After he killed him, he cut(BG) off his head with the sword.(BH)

When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran. 52 Then the men of Israel and Judah surged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath[f] and to the gates of Ekron.(BI) Their dead were strewn along the Shaaraim(BJ) road to Gath and Ekron. 53 When the Israelites returned from chasing the Philistines, they plundered their camp.

54 David took the Philistine’s head and brought it to Jerusalem; he put the Philistine’s weapons in his own tent.

55 As Saul watched David(BK) going out to meet the Philistine, he said to Abner, commander of the army, “Abner,(BL) whose son is that young man?”

Abner replied, “As surely as you live, Your Majesty, I don’t know.”

56 The king said, “Find out whose son this young man is.”

57 As soon as David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with David still holding the Philistine’s head.

58 “Whose son are you, young man?” Saul asked him.

David said, “I am the son of your servant Jesse(BM) of Bethlehem.”

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:4 That is, about 9 feet 9 inches or about 3 meters
  2. 1 Samuel 17:5 That is, about 125 pounds or about 58 kilograms
  3. 1 Samuel 17:7 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms
  4. 1 Samuel 17:17 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms
  5. 1 Samuel 17:18 Or some token; or some pledge of spoils
  6. 1 Samuel 17:52 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew of a valley
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David and Goliath

17 Now the Philistines gathered their armies together to battle, and were gathered at (A)Sochoh, which belongs to Judah; they encamped between Sochoh and Azekah, in Ephes Dammim. 2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and they encamped in the Valley of Elah, and drew up in battle array against the Philistines. 3 The Philistines stood on a mountain on one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side, with a valley between them.

4 And a champion went out from the camp of the Philistines, named (B)Goliath, from (C)Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. 5 He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was [a]armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze. 6 And he had bronze armor on his legs and a bronze javelin between his shoulders. 7 Now the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and his iron spearhead weighed six hundred shekels; and a shield-bearer went before him. 8 Then he stood and cried out to the armies of Israel, and said to them, “Why have you come out to line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and you the (D)servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me. 9 If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and (E)serve us.” 10 And the Philistine said, “I (F)defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.” 11 When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

12 Now David was (G)the son of that (H)Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse, and who had (I)eight sons. And the man was old, advanced in years, in the days of Saul. 13 The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone to follow Saul to the battle. The (J)names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. 14 David was the youngest. And the three oldest followed Saul. 15 But David occasionally went and returned from Saul (K)to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.

16 And the Philistine drew near and presented himself forty days, morning and evening.

17 Then Jesse said to his son David, “Take now for your brothers an ephah of this dried grain and these ten loaves, and run to your brothers at the camp. 18 And carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and (L)see how your brothers fare, and bring back news of them.” 19 Now Saul and they and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

20 So David rose early in the morning, left the sheep with a keeper, and took the things and went as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the camp as the army was going out to the fight and shouting for the battle. 21 For Israel and the Philistines had drawn up in battle array, army against army. 22 And David left his supplies in the hand of the supply keeper, ran to the army, and came and greeted his brothers. 23 Then as he talked with them, there was the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, coming up from the armies of the Philistines; and he spoke (M)according to the same words. So David heard them. 24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were dreadfully afraid. 25 So the men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel; and it shall be that the man who kills him the king will enrich with great riches, (N)will give him his daughter, and give his father’s house exemption from taxes in Israel.”

26 Then David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away (O)the reproach from Israel? For who is this (P)uncircumcised Philistine, that he should (Q)defy the armies of (R)the living God?”

27 And the people answered him in this manner, saying, (S)“So shall it be done for the man who kills him.”

28 Now Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s (T)anger was aroused against David, and he said, “Why did you come down here? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the insolence of your heart, for you have come down to see the battle.”

29 And David said, “What have I done now? (U)Is[b] there not a cause?” 30 Then he turned from him toward another and (V)said the same thing; and these people answered him as the first ones did.

31 Now when the words which David spoke were heard, they reported them to Saul; and he sent for him. 32 Then David said to Saul, (W)“Let no man’s heart fail because of him; (X)your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”

33 And Saul said to David, (Y)“You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.”

34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep his father’s sheep, and when a (Z)lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock, 35 I went out after it and struck it, and delivered the lamb from its mouth; and when it arose against me, I caught it by its beard, and struck and killed it. 36 Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.” 37 Moreover David said, (AA)“The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.”

And Saul said to David, (AB)“Go, and the Lord be with you!”

38 So Saul clothed David with his [c]armor, and he put a bronze helmet on his head; he also clothed him with a coat of mail. 39 David fastened his sword to his armor and tried to walk, for he had not tested them. And David said to Saul, “I cannot walk with these, for I have not tested them.” So David took them off.

40 Then he took his staff in his hand; and he chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag, in a pouch which he had, and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to the Philistine. 41 So the Philistine came, and began drawing near to David, and the man who bore the shield went before him. 42 And when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he (AC)disdained[d] him; for he was only a youth, (AD)ruddy and good-looking. 43 So the Philistine (AE)said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 44 And the Philistine (AF)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. (AG)But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have (AH)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 (AI)the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, (AJ)that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. 47 Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord (AK)does not save with sword and spear; for (AL)the battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands.”

48 So it was, when the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried and (AM)ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. 49 Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth. 50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a (AN)sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. But there was no sword in the hand of David. 51 Therefore David ran and stood over the Philistine, took his (AO)sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him, and cut off his head with it.

And when the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, (AP)they fled. 52 Now the men of Israel and Judah arose and shouted, and pursued the Philistines as far as the entrance of [e]the valley and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell along the road to (AQ)Shaaraim, even as far as Gath and Ekron. 53 Then the children of Israel returned from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their tents. 54 And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent.

55 When Saul saw David going out against the Philistine, he said to (AR)Abner, the commander of the army, “Abner, (AS)whose son is this youth?”

And Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I do not know.”

56 So the king said, “Inquire whose son this young man is.”

57 Then, as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul (AT)with the head of the Philistine in his hand. 58 And Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?”

So David answered, (AU)“I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:5 clothed with scaled body armor
  2. 1 Samuel 17:29 Lit. Is it not a word? or matter?
  3. 1 Samuel 17:38 Lit. clothes
  4. 1 Samuel 17:42 belittled
  5. 1 Samuel 17:52 So with MT, Syr., Tg., Vg.; LXX Gath
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