I. Samvent XVII. 41.

xthis *Philistine, and -taketh_away the reproach from Israél? for who is xthis xuncircumeised Philistine, that he | Oak stey: the_armies_of the =living
27 And the people answered him after xthis xmanner, saying, “So shall_it_be_ done to the ‘man that 'killeth him.”
23 And Eliab his xeldest brother heard when he spake unto the «men; and Eliab's anger was_kindled against Da- vid, and he said, “Why camest_thou_ down_hither? and with whom -hast_ thou_left xthose few xsheep in the wil- derness? £ -know thy -pride, and -the_naughtiness_of thine heart; for thou -art_come_down that thou might- est_see the battle.”
2 And Dayid said, “What -have I now done? Js there not a cause?”
% And he turned from him toward }another, and spake after the same wxmanner: and the people answered him again after the former w xmanner.
3t And when the words were_heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he ‘sent for
2 And David said to Saul, “'Let no @man’s heart /fail because_of him; thy servant will_go and fight with «this xPhilistine.”
3 And Saul said to David, “Thou Fart not able to go against xthis tine to fight with him: for thou art
from his youth.”
*% 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:
3% 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 ssmote him, and «slew him.
86 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and «this xuncircumcised xPhilistine -shall_be as one of them,
the !=living =God.”
37 David said moreover, “4 The Lorp 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 xthis xPhilistine.” And Saul said unto David, “*Go, and J the Lorp ‘be with thee.”
38 And Saul carmed -David with his roarmour, and he -put a helmet_of brass upon his head; also he «armed him with a coat_of_mail.
39 And David girded his -sword upon his roarmour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved i#. And David said unto Saul, “I cannot go with xthese; 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 xshep- herd’s bag which he had, even in a xscrip; 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 sthat_bare the shield went before him.
but a youth, and he a ‘man_of war|i.
seeing he -hath_r defied the_armies_of|"=¢o4
B.C. about 1063.
SAUL SENDS FOR DAVID.
| w. word. }
t. took him.
DayID's OFFER. a, Heb. | ahdahm.
f. fall. 3. Deut. 9.2.
GOLIATH.
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