I. Samvuret XVII. 7

player on a « to_pass, when the_seevil spirit from =God is_upon thee, that he -shall_play it his hand, and thou «shalt_be_ well.”
7 And Saul said unto his servants, “sProvide me now a ‘man that can play well, and «bring him to me.”
18 Then answered one of the servants, and said, “Behold, I -have_seen a son_ of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is scunning in playing, and a mighty valiant_man, and a ‘man_of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely per- son, and / the Lorp ts with him.”
19 Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto J. and said, “*Send me David thy son, which 7s with the sheep.”
20 And Jesse took an ass laden with_ bread, and a sk bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him pect and he became his armour-
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rer.
2 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Let David, I_pray_thee, stand before me “th for he -hath_found favour in my sight.”
23 And it *came_to_pass, when the evil spirit from =God was upon Saul, that David -took @ harp, and splayed with his hand: so Saul was_refreshed, and -was_well, and the seevil spirit
‘departed from him.
17 NOW the » Philistines gathered_ together their armies to xbattle,
and prea aica atoms oo at sSho-
choh, whic’
belongeth to Judah, and} Hedg
pitched between Shochoh and 4 Azekah, eas
in e Ephes-dammim.
2 And Saul and the_imen_of Israél |e. eee were _ gathered _together, and pitched| dam
by the_valley_of ¢/xElah, and set the
battle_in_array against the Philistines. | ;_ 3 And the Philistines stood on a a.
xmountain on the_one-side, and Israél 4stood on @ xmountain on the other_ side: and there was a xvalley between them.
4 And there went_out a ™ champion out_of the_camp-_of the Philistines, named gGoliath, of g«Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
5 And he had a helmet_of brass upon his head, and he was carmed with a coat_of mail; and the_weight_of the
ga. Gath,
coat was five thousand shekels _ of} Wine-pres
brass,
6 Aad 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: aa one_bearing a xshield +went before
m.
8 And he stood and cried unto the_ rarmies_of Israél, and said unto them, “Why tare_ye_come_out to set your battle in_array? am not € a Philistine, and pe servants to Saul? choose you a
¢man for you, and let_him_come_down |i. ish.
to me.
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9 If he be_able to fight with me, and *to_kill ae soi ee your —s vants: but revail against him, and -kill him, then -shall_ye_be our servants, and «serve 1s.”
10 And the Philistine said, “¥ «defy -the_armies_of Israél xthis xday; -give me a iman, that we may-fight to- gether.”
4 When Saul and all Israél heard xthose -words_of the Philistine, they were_dismayed, and greatly afraid.
2 Now David was the_son_of xthat Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the ‘man went among «men ‘or 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 first- born, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
B.C. about 1063.
14 And David was the youngest: and |
the three xeldest followed SauL
1s But David +went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at_Beth-lehem.
1% And the Philistine drew _near xmorning and xevening, and presented_ himself forty days.
7 And Jesse said unto David his son, “-Take now for thy brethren an ephah_ of xthis xparched corn, and xthese ten *|loaves, and -run to the camp to thy brethren ;
a0. of milk. 18 And ‘carry «these xten cheeses »° unto the_captain_of their xthousand, and look how thy -brethren fare, and : take their -pledge.” 12 Now Saul, and thep, and all the_ émen_of Israél, were in the_valley_of e. Blah, the |¢ xElah, fighting with the Philistines. oak. 20 And Dayid rose_up_early in the morning, and left «the sheep with a Rak acecord- | Keeper, and took, and went, acas Jesse ing as. had_commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was_going_ >. battle. | forth to the 4 fight, and -shouted for the array. battle. 21 For Israél and the Philistines had_ t. the vessels | put_the_battle in_array, army against from with (army. iim. |= And David left this Scarriage in a. asked his | the-hand_of the_keeper_of the + car- _ brethren of | riage,and ran_into the army, and came peace. and 4 saluted his brethren. Davip's 3 And zas he talked with them, be- Inquiry. | hold, -there_came_up the » champion, m.middle (the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by =- name, out_of the_armies_of the Philis- tines, and spake according_to the same xwords: and David heard them. 2t And all the_imen_of Israél, when
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i they saw -the iman, fled from * him, 1 and were sore afraid.
2% And the_imen_ofIsraél said, “-Have | ye seen «this ¢xman «sthat is_come_up ? surely to defy -Israél +is_he_come_up: 1 and it -shall_be, that the ‘man who rkilleth him, the king will_enrich him with great riches, and will_give him | his -daughter, and ‘make his father's , chouse free in Israél.”
26 And David spake to the «men xathat stood by him, saying, “What |Shall_be_done to the ‘man that killeth