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1 Samuel 17:40-51
New King James Version
1 Samuel 17:40-51
New King James Version
40 Then he took his staff in his hand; and he chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag, in a pouch which he had, and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to the Philistine. 41 So the Philistine came, and began drawing near to David, and the man who bore the shield went before him. 42 And when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he (A)disdained[a] him; for he was only a youth, (B)ruddy and good-looking. 43 So the Philistine (C)said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 44 And the Philistine (D)said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!”
45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. (E)But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have (F)defied. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give (G)the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, (H)that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. 47 Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord (I)does not save with sword and spear; for (J)the battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands.”
48 So it was, when the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried and (K)ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. 49 Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth. 50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a (L)sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. But there was no sword in the hand of David. 51 Therefore David ran and stood over the Philistine, took his (M)sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him, and cut off his head with it.
And when the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, (N)they fled.
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1 Samuel 17:40-51
New International Version
1 Samuel 17:40-51
New International Version
40 Then he took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine.
41 Meanwhile, the Philistine, with his shield bearer(A) in front of him, kept coming closer to David. 42 He looked David over and saw that he was little more than a boy, glowing with health and handsome,(B) and he despised(C) him. 43 He said to David, “Am I a dog,(D) that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 44 “Come here,” he said, “and I’ll give your flesh to the birds(E) and the wild animals!(F)”
45 David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin,(G) but I come against you in the name(H) of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.(I) 46 This day the Lord will deliver(J) you into my hands, and I’ll strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will give the carcasses(K) of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world(L) will know that there is a God in Israel.(M) 47 All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword(N) or spear that the Lord saves;(O) for the battle(P) is the Lord’s, and he will give all of you into our hands.”
48 As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him. 49 Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.
50 So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling(Q) and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.
51 David ran and stood over him. He took hold of the Philistine’s sword and drew it from the sheath. After he killed him, he cut(R) off his head with the sword.(S)
When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran.
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