¹⁷ for my father fought for you and ^[a]risked his life and delivered you from the hand of Midian;

⁴⁹ And David put his hand into his bag and took from it a stone and slung it, and struck the Philistine on his forehead. And the stone sank into his forehead, so that he fell on his face to the ground.

⁵⁰ Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and he struck the Philistine and killed him; but there was no sword in David’s hand.

²¹ The woman came to Saul and saw that he was terrified, and said to him, “Behold, your maidservant has ^[a]obeyed you, and ^(A)I have ^[b]taken my life in my hand and have listened to your words which you spoke to me.