1 Samuel 17:41-58
1 Samuel 17:41-58
David Kills Goliath
Goliath came toward David, walking behind the soldier who was carrying
his shield. When Goliath saw that David was just a healthy,
good-looking boy, he made fun of him. "Do you think I'm a dog?"
Goliath asked. "Is that why you've come after me with a stick?" He
cursed David in the name of the Philistine gods and shouted, "Come
on! When I'm finished with you, I'll feed you to the birds and wild
animals!"
David answered:
You've come out to fight me with a sword and a spear and a dagger. But
I've come out to fight you in the name of the Lord All-Powerful. He is
the God of Israel's army, and you have insulted him too! Today the
Lord will help me defeat you. I'll knock you down and cut off your
head, and I'll feed the bodies of the other Philistine soldiers to the
birds and wild animals. Then the whole world will know that Israel has
a real God. Everybody here will see that the Lord doesn't need swords
or spears to save his people. The Lord always wins his battles, and he
will help us defeat you. When Goliath started forward, David ran
toward him. He put a rock in his sling and swung the sling around by
its straps. When he let go of one strap, the rock flew out and hit
Goliath on the forehead. It cracked his skull, and he fell facedown on
the ground. David defeated Goliath with a sling and a rock. He killed
him without even using a sword. David ran over and pulled out
Goliath's sword. Then he used it to cut off Goliath's head. When the
Philistines saw what had happened to their hero, they started running
away. But the soldiers of Israel and Judah let out a battle cry and
went after them as far as Gath and Ekron. The bodies of the
Philistines were scattered all along the road from Shaaraim to Gath
and Ekron. When the Israelite army returned from chasing the
Philistines, they took what they wanted from the enemy camp. David
took Goliath's head to Jerusalem, but he kept Goliath's weapons in his
own tent.
David Becomes One of Saul's Officers
After King Saul had watched David go out to fight Goliath, Saul turned
to the commander of his army and said, "Abner, who is that young man?"
"Your Majesty," Abner answered, "I swear by your life that I don't
know." "Then find out!" Saul told him. When David came back from
fighting Goliath, he was still carrying Goliath's head. Abner took
David to Saul, and Saul asked, "Who are you?"
"I am David the son of Jesse, a loyal Israelite from Bethlehem."
God bless you.
David Kills Goliath
Goliath came toward David, walking behind the soldier who was carrying
his shield. When Goliath saw that David was just a healthy,
good-looking boy, he made fun of him. "Do you think I'm a dog?"
Goliath asked. "Is that why you've come after me with a stick?" He
cursed David in the name of the Philistine gods and shouted, "Come
on! When I'm finished with you, I'll feed you to the birds and wild
animals!"
David answered:
You've come out to fight me with a sword and a spear and a dagger. But
I've come out to fight you in the name of the Lord All-Powerful. He is
the God of Israel's army, and you have insulted him too! Today the
Lord will help me defeat you. I'll knock you down and cut off your
head, and I'll feed the bodies of the other Philistine soldiers to the
birds and wild animals. Then the whole world will know that Israel has
a real God. Everybody here will see that the Lord doesn't need swords
or spears to save his people. The Lord always wins his battles, and he
will help us defeat you. When Goliath started forward, David ran
toward him. He put a rock in his sling and swung the sling around by
its straps. When he let go of one strap, the rock flew out and hit
Goliath on the forehead. It cracked his skull, and he fell facedown on
the ground. David defeated Goliath with a sling and a rock. He killed
him without even using a sword. David ran over and pulled out
Goliath's sword. Then he used it to cut off Goliath's head. When the
Philistines saw what had happened to their hero, they started running
away. But the soldiers of Israel and Judah let out a battle cry and
went after them as far as Gath and Ekron. The bodies of the
Philistines were scattered all along the road from Shaaraim to Gath
and Ekron. When the Israelite army returned from chasing the
Philistines, they took what they wanted from the enemy camp. David
took Goliath's head to Jerusalem, but he kept Goliath's weapons in his
own tent.
David Becomes One of Saul's Officers
After King Saul had watched David go out to fight Goliath, Saul turned
to the commander of his army and said, "Abner, who is that young man?"
"Your Majesty," Abner answered, "I swear by your life that I don't
know." "Then find out!" Saul told him. When David came back from
fighting Goliath, he was still carrying Goliath's head. Abner took
David to Saul, and Saul asked, "Who are you?"
"I am David the son of Jesse, a loyal Israelite from Bethlehem."
God bless you.
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