Now the Philistinesgatheredtogethertheirarmies to battle, and weregatheredtogether at Shochoh, whichbelongeth to Judah, and pitchedbetweenShochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.
And he stood and criedunto the armies of Israel, and saiduntothem, Why are ye come out to set yourbattle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him comedown to me.
If he be able to fightwith me, and to kill me, thenwill we be yourservants: but if I prevailagainst him, and kill him, thenshall ye be our servants, and serve us.
Now David was the son of thatEphrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whosename was Jesse; and he had eightsons: and the man wentamong men for an old man in the days of Saul.
And the threeeldestsons of Jessewent and followedSaul to the battle: and the names of his threesonsthatwent to the battlewereEliab the firstborn, and nextunto him Abinadab, and the thirdShammah.
And Davidrose up early in the morning, and left the sheepwith a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was goingforth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.
And as he talkedwiththem, behold, therecame up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spakeaccording to the samewords: and Davidheardthem.
And the men of Israelsaid, Have ye seenthis man that is come up? surely to defyIsrael is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the kingwillenrich him withgreatriches, and willgive him his daughter, and make his father’shousefree in Israel.
And Davidspake to the men thatstood by him, saying, Whatshall be done to the man thatkilleththisPhilistine, and takethaway the reproachfromIsrael? for who is thisuncircumcisedPhilistine, that he shoulddefy the armies of the living God?
And Eliab his eldestbrotherheardwhen he spakeunto the men; and Eliab’sanger was kindledagainstDavid, and he said, Why camestthoudownhither? and withwhomhastthouleftthose few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thineheart; for thou art comedownthatthoumightest see the battle.
And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he aroseagainst me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
Davidsaidmoreover, The LORDthatdelivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he willdeliver me out of the hand of thisPhilistine. And SaulsaiduntoDavid, Go, and the LORD be withthee.
And Davidgirded his swordupon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And DavidsaiduntoSaul, I cannot go withthese; for I have not provedthem. And David put them off him.
And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him fivesmoothstones 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 drewnear to the Philistine.
ThensaidDavid to the Philistine, Thoucomest 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, whomthouhastdefied.
This day will the LORDdelivertheeintominehand; and I willsmitethee, and takethineheadfromthee; and I willgive the carcases of the host of the Philistinesthis day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wildbeasts of the earth; that all the earth may knowthatthere is a God in Israel.
And David put his hand in his bag, and tookthence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stonesunkinto his forehead; and he fellupon his face to the earth.
So Davidprevailedover the Philistinewith a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.
ThereforeDavid ran, and stoodupon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheaththereof, and slew him, and cut off his headtherewith. And when the Philistines saw theirchampion was dead, theyfled.
And the men of Israel and of Judaharose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, untilthoucome to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistinesfelldown by the way to Shaaraim, evenuntoGath, and untoEkron.
And whenSaul saw David go forthagainst the Philistine, he saiduntoAbner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is thisyouth? And Abnersaid, As thy soulliveth, O king, I cannottell.