1 Samuele 17
La Nuova Diodati
17 Or i Filistei radunarono le loro truppe per combattere; si radunarono a Sokoh, che appartiene a Giuda, e si accamparono fra Sokoh e Azekah, a Efes-Dammim.
2 Anche Saul e gli uomini d'Israele si radunarono e si accamparono nella valle del Terebinto, e si schierarono in battaglia contro i Filistei.
3 I Filistei stavano sul monte da una parte e Israele stava sul monte dall'altra parte, e fra di loro c'era la valle.
4 Dall'accampamento dei Filistei uscì un campione di nome Goliath, di Gath, alto sei cubiti e un palmo.
5 Aveva in testa un elmo di bronzo era vestito di una corazza a maglie, il cui peso era di cinquemila sicli di bronzo;
6 alle gambe portava gambiere di bronzo e un giavellotto di bronzo sospeso alle spalle.
7 L'asta della sua lancia era come un subbio di tessitore, e la punta della lancia pesava seicento sicli di ferro, davanti a lui camminava il suo scudiero.
8 Egli dunque si fermò e gridò alle schiere d'Israele, dicendo: «Perché siete usciti per schierarvi in ordine di battaglia? Non sono io un Filisteo e voi i servi di Saul? Sceglietevi un uomo che scenda contro di me.
9 Se sarà in grado di combattere con me e di uccidermi, noi saremo vostri servi ma se io sarò vincitore e lo ucciderò, voi sarete nostri servi e ci servirete».
10 Il Filisteo poi aggiunse: «Io lancio oggi una sfida alle schiere d'Israele: Datemi un uomo e ci batteremo!».
11 Quando Saul e tutto Israele udirono queste parole del Filisteo rimasero costernati ed ebbero grande paura.
12 Or Davide era figlio di quell'Efrateo di Betlemme di Giuda, di nome Isai, che aveva otto figli. Al tempo di Saul, quest'uomo era vecchio e avanzato negli anni.
13 I tre figli maggiori d'Isai erano andati in guerra al seguito di Saul; i nomi dei tre figli che erano andati in guerra erano: Eliab, il primogenito, Abinadab il secondo, e Shammah il terzo
14 Davide era il più giovane e i tre maggiori erano andati al seguito di Saul.
15 Davide invece andava e veniva da Saul per pascolare il gregge di suo padre a Betlemme.
16 Il Filisteo si faceva avanti mattina e sera, e continuò a presentarsi per quaranta giorni.
17 Or Isai disse a Davide, suo figlio: «Prendi per i tuoi fratelli un'efa di questo grano arrostito e questi dieci pani e portali in fretta ai tuoi fratelli nell'accampamento.
18 Porta anche queste dieci forme di formaggio al capitano del loro migliaio vedi come stanno i tuoi fratelli e riportami un pegno da parte loro.
19 Saul con i tuoi fratelli e tutti gli uomini d'Israele sono nella valle del Terebinto a combattere contro i Filistei».
20 Così Davide si alzò al mattino presto lasciò le pecore a un guardiano, prese il suo carico e partì come Isai gli aveva ordinato. Giunse al campo dei carri, quando l'esercito usciva per schierarsi in battaglia e lanciava il grido di guerra.
21 Israeliti e Filistei si erano schierati in ordine di battaglia, esercito contro esercito.
22 Davide, lasciato il suo carico nelle mani del guardiano dei bagagli, corse alle schiere di battaglia; giunto, chiese ai suoi fratelli come stavano.
23 Mentre parlava con loro, ecco uscire dalle schiere dei Filistei quel campione, il Filisteo di Gath, di nome Goliath, e ripetere le solite parole; e Davide le udì.
24 Tutti gli uomini d'Israele, alla vista di quell'uomo, fuggirono da lui ed ebbero grande paura.
25 Gli uomini d'Israele dicevano: «Avete visto quell'uomo che avanza? Egli avanza per sfidare Israele. Chiunque lo ucciderà, il re lo ricolmerà di grandi ricchezze, gli darà sua figlia ed esenterà da ogni tributo la casa di suo padre in Israele».
26 Allora Davide, rivolgendosi agli uomini che stavano vicino a lui, disse: «Che si farà all'uomo che ucciderà questo Filisteo e allontanerà la vergogna da Israele? Ma chi è mai questo Filisteo incirconciso, che osa insultare le schiere del DIO vivente?».
27 La gente gli rispose con le stesse parole, dicendo: «Così sarà fatto a colui che lo ucciderà».
28 Eliab, suo fratello maggiore lo sentì mentre parlava con quegli uomini, così Eliab si accese d'ira contro Davide e disse: «Perché sei sceso qui? A chi hai lasciato quelle poche pecore nel deserto? Io conosco il tuo orgoglio e la malignità del tuo cuore: sei sceso qui per vedere la battaglia?».
29 Davide rispose: «Che ho io fatto ora? Non era che una semplice domanda!».
30 Allontanandosi da lui, si rivolse a un altro e fece la stessa domanda; e la gente gli diede la stessa risposta di prima.
31 Come udirono le parole che Davide aveva detto, le riportarono a Saul, che lo mandò a chiamare.
32 Davide disse a Saul: «Nessuno si perda d'animo a motivo di costui! Il tuo servo andrà a combattere con questo Filisteo».
33 Saul disse a Davide: «Tu non puoi andare contro questo Filisteo per batterti con lui, perché tu non sei che un ragazzo, mentre lui è un guerriero fin dalla sua giovinezza».
34 Ma Davide rispose a Saul: «Il tuo servo pascolava il gregge di suo padre quando un leone o un orso veniva a portar via una pecora dal gregge,
35 io lo inseguivo, lo colpivo e la strappavo dalle sue fauci; se poi quello si rivoltava contro di me, io l'afferravo per la criniera, lo colpivo e l'ammazzavo
36 Si, il tuo servo ha ucciso il leone e l'orso; e questo incirconciso Filisteo sarà come uno di loro, perché ha insultato le schiere del DIO vivente».
37 Davide soggiunse: «L'Eterno che mi libera dalla zampa del leone e dalla zampa dell'orso, mi libererà anche dalla mano di questo Filisteo». Allora Saul disse a Davide: «Va' e l'Eterno sia con te»
38 Poi Saul rivestì Davide della sua armatura, gli mise in capo un elmo di bronzo e gli fece indossare la corazza.
39 Davide quindi cinse la spada di Saul sopra l'armatura e cercò di camminare, perché non vi era abituato. Ma Davide disse a Saul: «Io non posso camminare con questa armatura perché non ci sono abituato». Così Davide se la tolse di dosso.
40 Poi prese in mano il suo bastone, si scelse nel torrente cinque pietre lisce, le pose nella sacca da pastore, in un sacchetto che aveva; poi, con la sua fionda in mano, mosse contro il Filisteo.
41 Anche il Filisteo avanzò avvicinandosi sempre più a Davide, mentre il suo scudiero lo precedeva.
42 Il Filisteo guardava attentamente e, scorto Davide, lo disprezzò, perché era soltanto un giovane, rossiccio e di bell'aspetto.
43 Il Filisteo disse a Davide: «Sono io forse un cane, che tu vieni contro di me con dei bastoni?». E il Filisteo maledisse Davide in nome dei suoi dei.
44 Poi il Filisteo disse a Davide: «Vieni qui, e io darò la tua carne agli uccelli del cielo e alle bestie dei campi».
45 Allora Davide rispose al Filisteo: «Tu vieni a me con la spada, con la lancia e col giavellotto; ma io vengo a te nel nome dell'Eterno degli eserciti, il DIO delle schiere d'Israele che tu hai insultato.
46 Oggi stesso l'Eterno ti consegnerà nelle mie mani; e io ti abbatterò, ti taglierò la testa e darò oggi stesso i cadaveri dell'esercito dei Filistei agli uccelli del cielo e alle fiere della terra, affinché tutta la terra sappia che c'è un Dio in Israele.
47 Allora tutta questa moltitudine saprà che l'Eterno non salva per mezzo di spada né per mezzo di lancia; poiché l'esito della battaglia dipende dall'Eterno, ed egli vi darà nelle nostre mani».
48 Quando il Filisteo si mosse e si fece avanti per andare incontro a Davide anche Davide corse prontamente verso la linea di battaglia incontro al Filisteo;
49 mise la mano nella sacca, ne trasse fuori una pietra, la lanciò con la fionda e colpì il Filisteo in fronte; la pietra si conficcò nella fronte ed egli cadde con la faccia a terra.
50 Così Davide con una fionda e con una pietra vinse il Filisteo; e lo colpì e l'uccise benché Davide non avesse alcuna spada in mano.
51 Poi Davide corse, si gettò sul Filisteo, prese la sua spada, la sguainò e lo uccise troncandogli con essa la testa. Quando i Filistei videro che il loro eroe era morto, si diedero alla fuga.
52 Allora gli uomini d'Israele e di Giuda si levarono, alzando grida di guerra, e inseguirono i Filistei fino all'ingresso della valle e alle porte di Ekron. I Filistei feriti a morte caddero sulla via di Shaaraim, fino a Gath e a Ekron.
53 Quando i figli d'Israele ritonarono dall'inseguimento dei Filistei, saccheggiarono il loro accampamento.
54 Poi Davide prese la testa del Filisteo e la portò a Gerusalemme, ma le sue armi le ripose nella sua tenda.
55 Quando Saul aveva visto Davide uscire contro il Filisteo, aveva chiesto ad Abner, capo dell'esercito: «Abner di chi è figlio questo giovane?». Abner rispose: «Com'è vero che tu vivi, o re, non lo so».
56 Allora il re disse: «Informati di chi sia figlio questo ragazzo».
57 Quando Davide ritornò dall'uccisione del Filisteo, Abner lo prese e lo condusse davanti a Saul, mentre egli aveva ancora in mano la testa del Filisteo.
58 Saul gli disse: «Giovane, di chi sei figlio?». Davide rispose: «Sono figlio del tuo servo, Isai il Betlemita».
1 Samuel 17
EasyEnglish Bible
David kills Goliath
17 The Philistine army came together. They were ready to fight the Israelites. They met together near Socoh, a town in Judah.[a] They put up their tents at Ephes Dammim between Socoh and Azekah. 2 Saul and the Israelite army put up their tents in the valley of Elah. The soldiers prepared to fight against the Philistines. 3 The Philistines were standing on one hill. The Israelites were on another hill. The valley was between the two armies.
4 The Philistines had a strong, brave soldier. His name was Goliath and he came from a town called Gath. He was nearly three metres tall! 5 He wore a helmet and armour that were made of bronze. The armour for his body weighed about 57 kilograms. 6 He had pieces of bronze to protect his legs. He had a bronze sword that he tied on his back. 7 He also carried a heavy spear. It was as thick as a tree. The iron point on the spear weighed about seven kilograms. A man who carried Goliath's shield walked in front of him.
8 Goliath stood up and he shouted to the Israelite soldiers, ‘Why have you all got ready to fight against us? I am the great soldier of the Philistine army. You serve Saul as his soldiers. Is that not true? So you must choose one of your men to come and fight against me. 9 If he can kill me in a fight, we Philistines will become your slaves. But if I knock him down and I kill him, then you Israelites will become our slaves.’
10 Then Goliath said, ‘I am not afraid of any of your soldiers! Choose one of your men and we will fight against each other.’
11 King Saul and all the Israelite soldiers heard what Goliath said. It made them very upset and afraid.
12 At this time, David's father Jesse was a very old man. Jesse belonged to the clan of Ephrathah. He came from Bethlehem town in Judah. He had e ight sons. 13 Jesse's three oldest sons had joined Saul's army to fight the war. They were Eliab, Jesse's oldest son, his second son, Abinadab, and his third son, Shammah. 14 David was Jesse's youngest son. While Jesse's three oldest sons were in Saul's army, 15 David would sometimes leave Saul and go back home to Bethlehem. He did that to take care of his father's sheep.
16 For 40 days, Goliath would stand up and insult the Israelite army every morning and every evening.
17 One day, Jesse said to his son David, ‘Take some food to your brothers in the army. Here is a large bag of grain that we have cooked, and ten loaves of bread. Take them quickly to the army camp. 18 Also take these ten pieces of cheese to the officer who leads their group of soldiers. Find out whether your brothers are well. Bring something back to me to show how they are. 19 They are in Elah Valley with Saul and the Israelite army, where they are fighting against the Philistines.’
20 So David got up early the next morning. He left his father's sheep with another shepherd to take care of them. He did what his father had told him to do. He took the food to give to his brothers. When David arrived at the camp of the Israelite army, the soldiers were going out to fight. They were shouting their war songs while they went. 21 The Israelite army and the Philistine army stood in their places ready for the fight. They looked towards each other across the valley. 22 David gave his gifts to the officer who took care of the army's food. Then he ran to the place where the Israelite soldiers were standing. He said ‘hello’ to his brothers to see if they were well. 23 While David was talking to his brothers, Goliath marched out from the Philistine army. He was the great Philistine soldier from Gath. As he came, Goliath was insulting the Israelites as he did every day. David heard what he said. 24 When all the Israelite soldiers saw Goliath, they were very afraid. They ran away from him.
25 The Israelites said to each other, ‘Look at this man! He is so strong! He comes every day to insult us. King Saul will give great riches to any man who can kill Goliath. The king will give his daughter to that man, for him to marry her. His family will never again have to pay taxes to the king.’
26 David asked the men who were standing near him, ‘If someone kills this Philistine soldier and takes away the shame from Israel, what gift will he get? He is an unclean Philistine! He must stop insulting the army of our God, who lives for ever.’
27 The men then told David what the king had promised to do. They said, ‘This is what the king will do to help the man who kills that Philistine soldier.’
28 When David was speaking with the soldiers, his oldest brother, Eliab, heard him. He became angry with David. He asked David, ‘Why have you come here? You should be taking care of a few sheep in the wilderness. Who is taking care of them now? I know how proud you are! I know about your wicked ideas! You came here only to watch the battle.’
29 David said, ‘Have I done anything wrong? I only asked a question.’
30 So David went away and he asked other people the same question. All the men gave him the same answer. 31 Some of the soldiers went to King Saul and they told him what David had said. Saul told David to come to him.
32 David said to King Saul, ‘We should not be afraid of this Philistine! I am your servant. I am ready to go and fight against him.’
33 Saul replied, ‘You could not fight against this strong Philistine. You are only a boy! He has been a brave soldier since he was a young man.’
34 But David said to Saul, ‘Sir, I have been a shepherd who takes care of his father's sheep. Sometimes a lion or a bear would come to take a lamb from among the sheep. 35 Then I would chase after the lion or the bear. I would knock it down and I would save the lamb from its mouth. If the wild animal turned to attack me, I would take hold of its neck. Then I would hit it and kill it. 36 I have killed lions and bears like that. I will do the same to this unclean Philistine. He has insulted the army of our God, who lives for ever. 37 The Lord has kept me safe from lions and bears. He will also save me from the power of this Philistine soldier.’
So Saul said to David, ‘Then do it! I pray that the Lord will help you.’
38 Saul took his own clothes and armour and he put them on David. He put his bronze helmet on David's head. 39 David tied Saul's sword on top of the armour. Then he tried to walk. But he had not worn heavy armour like that before.
So David said to Saul, ‘I cannot wear all this armour to fight. I have not used armour before.’ So David took it all off.
40 Instead, David picked up his shepherd's stick. He picked up five round stones from the stream. He put them in the pocket of his shepherd's bag. He held his sling in his hand. Then he walked towards the Philistine soldier.
41 The Philistine slowly walked towards David. The man who was carrying his shield walked in front of him. 42 As he came nearer, the Philistine looked carefully at David. He saw that David was no more than a healthy, handsome boy. That made him laugh at David. 43 He said to David, ‘Do you think that I am just a dog? Can you knock me down with a little stick?’ Then he prayed to his gods that they would curse David.
44 The Philistine said to David, ‘Come nearer to me. I will feed the birds and the wild animals with your dead body.’
45 David said to him, ‘You have come to fight against me with a sword, a knife and a spear. But I come to fight against you with the authority of the Lord Almighty. He is the God who leads Israel's army, and you have insulted him! 46 Today the Lord will make me strong to win against you. I will knock you down and I will cut off your head. Today I will feed the birds and the wild animals with the dead bodies of the Philistine soldiers. Then everyone on the earth will know that there is a God who takes care of Israel. 47 The Lord does not need swords or spears to save his people. Everyone here will soon know that! The Lord is the one who fights our battles. He will put you under our power.’
48 The Philistine soldier started to move nearer to David to attack him. David ran forward quickly to fight against him. 49 David reached into his bag and he took out a stone. He put the stone into his sling and he threw it. The stone hit the Philistine man's head, above his eyes. It went in very deep. Goliath fell down with his face on the ground.
50 In that way, David used a sling and a stone to win against the Philistine soldier. He knocked down the Philistine and he killed him. And David did not even hold a sword in his hand! 51 David then ran and stood over Goliath. He pulled Goliath's sword out and he killed him. Then he used it to cut off Goliath's head.
The Philistines saw that their best soldier was now dead. So they ran away.
52 When the soldiers from Israel and Judah saw what had happened, they chased after the Philistines. They shouted their war song as they ran. They chased the Philistines all the way to Gath, and then to the gates of Ekron town. The dead bodies of the Philistine soldiers were lying everywhere on the road to Shaaraim, as far as Gath and Ekron.
53 When the Israelite soldiers had finished chasing and killing the Philistines, they returned. They went into the Philistines' camp and they took their things for themselves. 54 David picked up Goliath's head to take it to Jerusalem. But he put Goliath's weapons in his own tent.
55 Saul had watched David when he went out to fight the strong Philistine soldier. Saul said to Abner, the leader of his army, ‘Tell me Abner, who is that young man? Who is his father?’
Abner replied, ‘My king, I cannot tell you a lie. I do not know who he is.’ 56 The king said, ‘You must find out the name of that man's father.’
57 When David returned after he had killed Goliath, Abner took him to Saul. David was still holding Goliath's head in his hand.
58 Saul asked him, ‘Young man, who is your father?’ David answered, ‘I am the son of your servant Jesse, who lives in Bethlehem.’
Footnotes
- 17:1 Socoh is about 27 kilometres south-west of Jerusalem. The land belonged to the Israelites but the Philistines were attacking it.
1 Samuel 17
King James Version
17 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.
2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
3 And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.
4 And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
5 And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
6 And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.
7 And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.
8 And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.
9 If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.
10 And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
11 When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.
13 And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
14 And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.
15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.
16 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
17 And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp of thy brethren;
18 And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
20 And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.
21 For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
22 And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
23 And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.
24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
25 And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.
26 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
27 And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
29 And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
30 And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.
31 And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him.
32 And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:
35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the 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 hastened, 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, Enquire 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.
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