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1 Samuel 17
Reina-Valera 1960
1 Samuel 17
Reina-Valera 1960
David mata a Goliat
17 Los filisteos juntaron sus ejércitos para la guerra, y se congregaron en Soco, que es de Judá, y acamparon entre Soco y Azeca, en Efes-damim. 2 También Saúl y los hombres de Israel se juntaron, y acamparon en el valle de Ela, y se pusieron en orden de batalla contra los filisteos. 3 Y los filisteos estaban sobre un monte a un lado, e Israel estaba sobre otro monte al otro lado, y el valle entre ellos. 4 Salió entonces del campamento de los filisteos un paladín, el cual se llamaba Goliat, de Gat, y tenía de altura seis codos y un palmo. 5 Y traía un casco de bronce en su cabeza, y llevaba una cota de malla; y era el peso de la cota cinco mil siclos de bronce. 6 Sobre sus piernas traía grebas de bronce, y jabalina de bronce entre sus hombros. 7 El asta de su lanza era como un rodillo de telar, y tenía el hierro de su lanza seiscientos siclos de hierro; e iba su escudero delante de él. 8 Y se paró y dio voces a los escuadrones de Israel, diciéndoles: ¿Para qué os habéis puesto en orden de batalla? ¿No soy yo el filisteo, y vosotros los siervos de Saúl? Escoged de entre vosotros un hombre que venga contra mí. 9 Si él pudiere pelear conmigo, y me venciere, nosotros seremos vuestros siervos; y si yo pudiere más que él, y lo venciere, vosotros seréis nuestros siervos y nos serviréis. 10 Y añadió el filisteo: Hoy yo he desafiado al campamento de Israel; dadme un hombre que pelee conmigo. 11 Oyendo Saúl y todo Israel estas palabras del filisteo, se turbaron y tuvieron gran miedo.
12 Y David era hijo de aquel hombre efrateo de Belén de Judá, cuyo nombre era Isaí, el cual tenía ocho hijos; y en el tiempo de Saúl este hombre era viejo y de gran edad entre los hombres. 13 Y los tres hijos mayores de Isaí habían ido para seguir a Saúl a la guerra. Y los nombres de sus tres hijos que habían ido a la guerra eran: Eliab el primogénito, el segundo Abinadab, y el tercero Sama; 14 y David era el menor. Siguieron, pues, los tres mayores a Saúl. 15 Pero David había ido y vuelto, dejando a Saúl, para apacentar las ovejas de su padre en Belén. 16 Venía, pues, aquel filisteo por la mañana y por la tarde, y así lo hizo durante cuarenta días.
17 Y dijo Isaí a David su hijo: Toma ahora para tus hermanos un efa de este grano tostado, y estos diez panes, y llévalo pronto al campamento a tus hermanos. 18 Y estos diez quesos de leche los llevarás al jefe de los mil; y mira si tus hermanos están buenos, y toma prendas de ellos.
19 Y Saúl y ellos y todos los de Israel estaban en el valle de Ela, peleando contra los filisteos. 20 Se levantó, pues, David de mañana, y dejando las ovejas al cuidado de un guarda, se fue con su carga como Isaí le había mandado; y llegó al campamento cuando el ejército salía en orden de batalla, y daba el grito de combate. 21 Y se pusieron en orden de batalla Israel y los filisteos, ejército frente a ejército. 22 Entonces David dejó su carga en mano del que guardaba el bagaje, y corrió al ejército; y cuando llegó, preguntó por sus hermanos, si estaban bien. 23 Mientras él hablaba con ellos, he aquí que aquel paladín que se ponía en medio de los dos campamentos, que se llamaba Goliat, el filisteo de Gat, salió de entre las filas de los filisteos y habló las mismas palabras, y las oyó David.
24 Y todos los varones de Israel que veían aquel hombre huían de su presencia, y tenían gran temor. 25 Y cada uno de los de Israel decía: ¿No habéis visto aquel hombre que ha salido? Él se adelanta para provocar a Israel. Al que le venciere, el rey le enriquecerá con grandes riquezas, y le dará su hija, y eximirá de tributos a la casa de su padre en Israel. 26 Entonces habló David a los que estaban junto a él, diciendo: ¿Qué harán al hombre que venciere a este filisteo, y quitare el oprobio de Israel? Porque ¿quién es este filisteo incircunciso, para que provoque a los escuadrones del Dios viviente? 27 Y el pueblo le respondió las mismas palabras, diciendo: Así se hará al hombre que le venciere.
28 Y oyéndole hablar Eliab su hermano mayor con aquellos hombres, se encendió en ira contra David y dijo: ¿Para qué has descendido acá? ¿y a quién has dejado aquellas pocas ovejas en el desierto? Yo conozco tu soberbia y la malicia de tu corazón, que para ver la batalla has venido. 29 David respondió: ¿Qué he hecho yo ahora? ¿No es esto mero hablar? 30 Y apartándose de él hacia otros, preguntó de igual manera; y le dio el pueblo la misma respuesta de antes.
31 Fueron oídas las palabras que David había dicho, y las refirieron delante de Saúl; y él lo hizo venir. 32 Y dijo David a Saúl: No desmaye el corazón de ninguno a causa de él; tu siervo irá y peleará contra este filisteo. 33 Dijo Saúl a David: No podrás tú ir contra aquel filisteo, para pelear con él; porque tú eres muchacho, y él un hombre de guerra desde su juventud. 34 David respondió a Saúl: Tu siervo era pastor de las ovejas de su padre; y cuando venía un león, o un oso, y tomaba algún cordero de la manada, 35 salía yo tras él, y lo hería, y lo libraba de su boca; y si se levantaba contra mí, yo le echaba mano de la quijada, y lo hería y lo mataba. 36 Fuese león, fuese oso, tu siervo lo mataba; y este filisteo incircunciso será como uno de ellos, porque ha provocado al ejército del Dios viviente. 37 Añadió David: Jehová, que me ha librado de las garras del león y de las garras del oso, él también me librará de la mano de este filisteo. Y dijo Saúl a David: Ve, y Jehová esté contigo. 38 Y Saúl vistió a David con sus ropas, y puso sobre su cabeza un casco de bronce, y le armó de coraza. 39 Y ciñó David su espada sobre sus vestidos, y probó a andar, porque nunca había hecho la prueba. Y dijo David a Saúl: Yo no puedo andar con esto, porque nunca lo practiqué. Y David echó de sí aquellas cosas. 40 Y tomó su cayado en su mano, y escogió cinco piedras lisas del arroyo, y las puso en el saco pastoril, en el zurrón que traía, y tomó su honda en su mano, y se fue hacia el filisteo.
41 Y el filisteo venía andando y acercándose a David, y su escudero delante de él. 42 Y cuando el filisteo miró y vio a David, le tuvo en poco; porque era muchacho, y rubio, y de hermoso parecer. 43 Y dijo el filisteo a David: ¿Soy yo perro, para que vengas a mí con palos? Y maldijo a David por sus dioses. 44 Dijo luego el filisteo a David: Ven a mí, y daré tu carne a las aves del cielo y a las bestias del campo. 45 Entonces dijo David al filisteo: Tú vienes a mí con espada y lanza y jabalina; mas yo vengo a ti en el nombre de Jehová de los ejércitos, el Dios de los escuadrones de Israel, a quien tú has provocado. 46 Jehová te entregará hoy en mi mano, y yo te venceré, y te cortaré la cabeza, y daré hoy los cuerpos de los filisteos a las aves del cielo y a las bestias de la tierra; y toda la tierra sabrá que hay Dios en Israel. 47 Y sabrá toda esta congregación que Jehová no salva con espada y con lanza; porque de Jehová es la batalla, y él os entregará en nuestras manos.
48 Y aconteció que cuando el filisteo se levantó y echó a andar para ir al encuentro de David, David se dio prisa, y corrió a la línea de batalla contra el filisteo. 49 Y metiendo David su mano en la bolsa, tomó de allí una piedra, y la tiró con la honda, e hirió al filisteo en la frente; y la piedra quedó clavada en la frente, y cayó sobre su rostro en tierra.
50 Así venció David al filisteo con honda y piedra; e hirió al filisteo y lo mató, sin tener David espada en su mano. 51 Entonces corrió David y se puso sobre el filisteo; y tomando la espada de él y sacándola de su vaina, lo acabó de matar, y le cortó con ella la cabeza. Y cuando los filisteos vieron a su paladín muerto, huyeron. 52 Levantándose luego los de Israel y los de Judá, gritaron, y siguieron a los filisteos hasta llegar al valle, y hasta las puertas de Ecrón. Y cayeron los heridos de los filisteos por el camino de Saaraim hasta Gat y Ecrón. 53 Y volvieron los hijos de Israel de seguir tras los filisteos, y saquearon su campamento. 54 Y David tomó la cabeza del filisteo y la trajo a Jerusalén, pero las armas de él las puso en su tienda.
55 Y cuando Saúl vio a David que salía a encontrarse con el filisteo, dijo a Abner general del ejército: Abner, ¿de quién es hijo ese joven? Y Abner respondió: 56 Vive tu alma, oh rey, que no lo sé. Y el rey dijo: Pregunta de quién es hijo ese joven. 57 Y cuando David volvía de matar al filisteo, Abner lo tomó y lo llevó delante de Saúl, teniendo David la cabeza del filisteo en su mano. 58 Y le dijo Saúl: Muchacho, ¿de quién eres hijo? Y David respondió: Yo soy hijo de tu siervo Isaí de Belén.
Samuel 1 17
Biblija: suvremeni hrvatski prijevod
Samuel 1 17
Biblija: suvremeni hrvatski prijevod
David i Golijat
17 Filistejci su okupili svoje ratne postrojbe kod Soka, na području Jude. Utaborili su se pored Efes Damima, između Soka i Azeke, 2 a Šaul i Izraelci skupili su se i utaborili u dolini Ela. Postrojili su se, spremni za bitku s Filistejcima. 3 Filistejci su bili na jednom brdu, a Izraelci na drugome, nasuprot njima. Dijelila ih je dolina.
4 Iz filistejskog je tabora istupio ratnik po imenu Golijat. Bio je iz Gata, visok preko tri metra[a]. 5 Imao je na glavi brončanu kacigu. Bio je obučen u pločasti oklop od bronce, težak pedeset kilograma[b]. 6 Na nogama je imao brončane štitnike, a na leđima mu je visjelo kratko, brončano koplje. 7 Držak je njegovog koplja bio dugačak kao tkalačko vratilo, a šiljak na vrhu težak šest kilograma[c]. Pred njim je hodao njegov štitonoša.
8 Stao je i povikao prema izraelskim jedinicama: »Zašto ste se postrojili za bitku? Ja sam Filistejac, a vi ste Šaulovi ljudi. Odaberite, dakle, jednog od vas pa neka se dođe boriti sa mnom. 9 Ako me nadjača i ubije, bit ćemo vaši robovi. Ali, ako ja ubijem njega, vi ćete postati naši robovi i služiti nam.«
10 Filistejac je rekao: »Danas izazivam izraelsku vojsku! Pošaljite mi čovjeka da se bori sa mnom.«
11 Kad su Šaul i Izraelci čuli što govori Filistejac, bili su obeshrabreni i jako uplašeni.
12 [d] David je bio sin Jišaja, Efratovca iz Betlehema u Judi. Jišaj je imao osmoricu sinova. U Šaulovo vrijeme, bio je već jako star. 13 Trojica najstarijih Jišajevih sinova otišla su sa Šaulom u rat. Prvorođeni je sin bio Eliab, drugi Abinadab, a treći Šama. 14 David je bio najmlađi sin. Trojica najstarijih sinova bili su u Šaulovoj vojsci, 15 a David je povremeno odlazio od Šaula i brinuo se za očeve ovce u Betlehemu.
16 Četrdeset dana, svakog jutra i večeri, Filistejac je izlazio pred Izraelce i izazivao ih.
17 Jišaj je rekao svome sinu Davidu: »Uzmi za svoju braću ovu košaru[e] prženog žita i ovih deset kruhova. Odnesi im to brzo u vojni tabor. 18 Uzmi i ovih deset sireva za zapovjednika njihove postrojbe. Vidi kako su ti braća. Donesi mi od njih nešto po čemu ću znati da su dobro. 19 Oni su sa Šaulom i svim ostalim Izraelcima u dolini Ela. Bore se protiv Filistejaca.«
20 David je ustao rano ujutro. Ostavio je ovce na brigu drugom pastiru. Natovario je hranu i krenuo, kao što mu je Jišaj bio naredio. Stigao je u tabor baš kad je vojska izlazila na borbene položaje uz ratni poklič. 21 Izraelci i Filistejci rasporedili su se u bojne redove, jedni nasuprot drugih. 22 David je ostavio onu hranu čuvaru zaliha i otrčao do bojnih redova pozdraviti braću. 23 Dok je s njima razgovarao, ratnik Golijat, Filistejac iz Gata, izašao je iz bojnih redova i viknuo isto što i prije, pa ga je čuo i David. 24 Kad su Izraelci ugledali Golijata, pobjegli su pred njim u silnom strahu.
25 Govorili su: »Jeste li vidjeli tog čovjeka? On radi ruglo od Izraela. Kralj će dati veliko bogatstvo onome tko ga ubije. I još će mu dati svoju kćer za ženu. I još će njegovu obitelj osloboditi plaćanja poreza u Izraelu.«
26 David je upitao ljude koji su stajali blizu njega: »Što će dobiti onaj tko ubije Filistejca i skine ovu sramotu s Izraela? Tko je taj neobrezani[f] Filistejac da se ruga vojsci živoga Boga?«
27 Izraelski su vojnici rekli Davidu za nagradu koja će pripasti onome tko ubije Golijata.
28 Kad je Eliab, Davidov najstariji brat, čuo da on razgovara s vojnicima, razljutio se na Davida i upitao ga: »Zašto si došao ovdje i kome si ostavio ono malo ovaca u pustinji? Poznata mi je tvoja uobraženost i tvoje zle nakane. Došao si samo da bi gledao bitku.«
29 »Što sam sad učinio?« upitao je David. »Zar ne smijem niti razgovarati?«
30 Zatim se okrenuo nekom drugome i raspitivao se kao i prije, a vojnici su mu odgovarali kao i prije.
31 Kad se pročulo što David govori i kad su to prenijeli Šaulu, on je poslao po njega.
32 David je rekao Šaulu: »Neka nitko ne bude obeshrabren zbog tog Filistejca. Ja ću se boriti s njim.«
33 Šaul je odgovorio: »Nisi ti u stanju boriti se protiv tog Filistejca. Ti si još dječak, a on je ratnik od svoje mladosti.«
34 No David je rekao Šaulu: »Ja, tvoj sluga, čuvam ovce svog oca. Kad lav ili medvjed dođe i odnese neku ovcu iz stada, 35 ja potrčim za njim, udarim ga i istrgnem mu ovcu iz ralja. A ako nasrne na mene, uhvatim ga za grivu, udarim i ubijem. 36 Ubio sam već i lava i medvjeda. Ovaj neobrezani Filistejac proći će kao jedan od njih jer se rugao vojskama živoga Boga. 37 BOG, koji me izbavio iz lavljih i medvjeđih šapa, izbavit će me iz šaka ovog Filistejca.«
Nato je Šaul rekao Davidu: »Idi i neka BOG bude s tobom.«
38 Šaul je zatim odjenuo Davida u svoju bojnu opremu. Na glavu mu je stavio brončanu kacigu, a na tijelo oklop. 39 David je pripasao mač za oklop i pokušao se kretati, ali nije bio navikao na takvu opremu.
»Ne mogu se u tome kretati«, rekao je Šaulu, »jer nisam navikao.«
I sve je skinuo.
40 Zatim je uzeo u ruku svoj štap, izabrao pet oblih kamenova iz potoka, stavio ih u svoju pastirsku torbu pa s praćkom u ruci krenuo prema Filistejcu.
41 Filistejac se primicao sve bliže Davidu, a njegov je štitonoša išao pred njim. 42 Kad je Filistejac bolje pogledao Davida, prezreo ga je. Vidio je da je on još samo dječak, rumen i ljepuškast.
43 »Zar sam ja pas«, rekao je on Davidu, »kad na mene ideš štapom?«
Zatim je prokleo Davida zazivajući svoje bogove. 44 Rekao je: »Samo dođi. Dat ću tvoje meso pticama i zvijerima.«
45 No David je rekao Filistejcu: »Ti na mene ideš mačem, kopljem i sulicom[g], a ja na tebe idem u ime BOGA Svevladara, Boga Izraelovih vojski, kojeg si vrijeđao. 46 Danas će te BOG predati meni, a ja ću te oboriti i odrubiti ti glavu. Danas ću leševe filistejskih vojnika dati pticama i zvijerima pa će sva zemlja znati da u Izraelu postoji Bog. 47 I svi ovdje okupljeni znat će da BOG ne spašava mačem ili kopljem. Jer, bitka je BOŽJA i on će vas predati u naše ruke.«
48 Dok se Filistejac primicao da ga napadne, David brzo potrča prema bojištu da napadne njega. 49 Posegnu rukom u torbu, izvadi jedan kamen pa ga odapne iz praćke i pogodi Filistejca u čelo. Kamen mu se zari u čelo i on padne na zemlju, licem prema dolje. 50 Tako je David praćkom i kamenom svladao Filistejca—bez mača u ruci oborio ga je i ubio.
51 David je dotrčao do Filistejca, nadnio se nad njega, izvukao mu mač iz korica pa ga dokrajčio odrubivši mu glavu.
Kad su Filistejci vidjeli da je njihov junak mrtav, pobjegli su. 52 Vojnici Izraela i Jude pojurili su naprijed uz bojni poklič. Progonili su Filistejce sve do Gata i do gradskih vrata Ekrona. Tijela Filistejaca ležala su duž puta koji vodi u Šaaraim, sve do Gata i Ekrona. 53 Nakon potjere za Filistejcima, Izraelci su se vratili u njihov tabor i opljačkali ga.
54 David je uzeo Filistejčevu glavu i odnio je u Jeruzalem, a Golijatovo je bojno oružje zadržao za sebe.
55 Kad je Šaul vidio Davida kako ide na Filistejca, upitao je Abnera, glavnog zapovjednika vojske: »Abnere, čiji sin je taj mladić?«
Abner je odgovorio: »Kunem ti se kralju da ne znam.«
56 A kralj je rekao: »Raspitaj se čiji je sin taj mladić.«
57 Tek što se David vratio nakon što je ubio Filistejca, Abner ga je odveo pred Šaula. U ruci je još uvijek držao Filistejčevu glavu.
58 »Čiji si ti sin, mladiću?« upitao ga je Šaul.
A David je odgovorio: »Ja sam sin tvog sluge Jišaja iz Betlehema.«
Footnotes
- 17,4 preko tri metra Doslovno: »šest lakata i pedalj«. Većina starogrčkih rukopisa i hebrejski tekst iz Kumrana navode »četiri lakta i pedalj«. Mjera lakat varirala je od 44 do 52 cm.
- 17,5 pedeset kilograma Doslovno: »pet tisuća šekela«, što je oko 50 kilograma.
- 17,7 šest kilograma Doslovno: »šesto šekela«, što je oko 6 kilograma.
- 17,12 Najstariji starogrčki rukopisi ne sadržavaju sljedeće retke: 17,12-31.41.48b.50.55-58 te 18,1-5.10-11.17-19.29b-30.
- 17,17 košara Doslovno: »efa«, a to je mjera za zapreminu koja iznosi 22 litre, tj. oko 10 kilograma.
- 17,26 neobrezan Stranac, poganin, koji nije u savezu s Bogom. Obrezanje je bilo znak pripadnosti savezu između Boga i Izraela.
- 17,45 sulica Hladno oružje slično koplju. Na drvenu je motku nataknut željezni šiljak.
1 Samuel 17
New International Version
1 Samuel 17
New International Version
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 Samuel 17:4 That is, about 9 feet 9 inches or about 3 meters
- 1 Samuel 17:5 That is, about 125 pounds or about 58 kilograms
- 1 Samuel 17:7 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms
- 1 Samuel 17:17 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms
- 1 Samuel 17:18 Or some token; or some pledge of spoils
- 1 Samuel 17:52 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew of a valley
1 Samuel 17
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1 Samuel 17
New King James Version
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 Samuel 17:5 clothed with scaled body armor
- 1 Samuel 17:29 Lit. Is it not a word? or matter?
- 1 Samuel 17:38 Lit. clothes
- 1 Samuel 17:42 belittled
- 1 Samuel 17:52 So with MT, Syr., Tg., Vg.; LXX Gath
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