1	Now the Philistines gathered together# their armies to battle, and were gathered together# at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched# between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim. [Ephesdammim: or, the coast of Dammim, called Pasdammim]
			2	And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together# , and pitched# by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array# against# the Philistines. [set...: Heb. ranged the battle]
			3	And the Philistines stood# on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood# on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.
			4	And there went out# a champion# out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
			5	And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed# with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass. [armed: Heb. clothed]
			6	And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. [target: or, gorget]
			7	And the staff# # of his spear was like a weaver's# beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing# a shield went# before him.
			8	And he stood# and cried# unto the armies of Israel, and said# unto them, Why are ye come out# to set your battle in array# ? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose# you a man for you, and let him come down# to me.
			9	If he be able# to fight# with me, and to kill# me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail# against him, and kill# him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve# us.
			10	And the Philistine said# , I defy# the armies of Israel this day; give# me a man, that we may fight# together.
			11	When Saul and all Israel heard# those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed# , and greatly afraid# .
			12	Now David was the son of that Ephrathite# of Bethlehemjudah# , whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went# among men for an old man# in the days of Saul.
			13	And the three eldest sons of Jesse went# and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went# to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
			14	And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed# # Saul.
			15	But David went# and returned# from Saul to feed# his father's sheep at Bethlehem.
			16	And the Philistine drew near# morning# and evening# , and presented# himself forty days.
			17	And Jesse said# unto David his son, Take# now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn , and these ten loaves, and run# to the camp to thy brethren;
			18	And carry# these ten cheeses# unto the captain of their thousand, and look# how thy brethren fare, and take# their pledge. [cheeses: Heb. cheeses of milk] [of...: Heb. of a thousand]
			19	Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting# with the Philistines.
			20	And David rose up early# in the morning, and left# the sheep with a keeper# , and took# , and went# , as Jesse had commanded# him; and he came# to the trench, as the host was going forth# to the fight, and shouted# for the battle. [trench: or, place of the carriage] [fight: or, battle array, or, place of fight]
			21	For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array# , army against# army.
			22	And David left# his carriage in the hand of the keeper# of the carriage, and ran# into the army, and came# and saluted# # his brethren. [his carriage: Heb. the vessels from upon him] [saluted...: Heb. asked his brethren of peace]
			23	And as he talked# with them, behold, there came up# the champion# , the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies# # of the Philistines, and spake# according to the same words: and David heard# them .
			24	And all the men of Israel, when they saw# the man, fled# from him, and were sore afraid# . [from...: Heb. from his face]
			25	And the men of Israel said# , Have ye seen# this man that is come up# ? surely to defy# Israel is he come up# : and it shall be, that the man who killeth# him, the king will enrich# him with great riches, and will give# him his daughter, and make# his father's house free in Israel.
			26	And David spake# to the men that stood# by him, saying# , What shall be done# to the man that killeth# this Philistine, and taketh away# the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy# the armies of the living God?
			27	And the people answered# him after this manner, saying# , So shall it be done# to the man that killeth# him.
			28	And Eliab his eldest brother heard# when he spake# unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled# against David, and he said# , Why camest thou down# hither? and with whom hast thou left# those few sheep in the wilderness? I know# thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down# that thou mightest see# the battle.
			29	And David said# , What have I now done# ? Is there not a cause?
			30	And he turned# from him toward another, and spake# after the same manner: and the people answered him again# after the former manner. [manner: Heb. word]
			31	And when the words were heard# which David spake# , they rehearsed# them before Saul: and he sent# for him. [sent...: Heb. took him]
			32	And David said# to Saul, Let no man's heart fail# because of him; thy servant will go# and fight# with this Philistine.
			33	And Saul said# to David, Thou art not able# to go# against this Philistine to fight# with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
			34	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: [lamb: or, kid]
			35	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 smote# him, and slew# him.
			36	Thy servant slew# both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied# the armies of the living God.
			37	David said# moreover, The LORD 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 this Philistine. And Saul said# unto David, Go# , and the LORD be with thee.
			38	And Saul armed# David with his armour, and he put# an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed# him with a coat of mail. [armed David...: Heb. clothed David with his clothes]
			39	And David girded# his sword upon his armour, and he assayed# to go# ; for he had not proved# it . And David said# unto Saul, I cannot# go# with these; 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 shepherd's# bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near# to the Philistine. [brook: or, valley] [bag: Heb. vessel]
			41	And the Philistine came# on# and drew near unto David; and the man that bare# the shield went before him.
			42	And when the Philistine looked about# , and saw# David, he disdained# him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
			43	And the Philistine said# unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest# to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed# David by his gods.
			44	And the Philistine said# to David, Come# to me, and I will give# thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.
			45	Then said# David to the Philistine, Thou comest# 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, whom thou hast defied# .
			46	This day will the LORD deliver# thee into mine hand; and I will smite# thee, and take# thine head from thee; and I will give# the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know# that there is a God in Israel. [deliver...: Heb. shut thee up]
			47	And all this assembly shall know# that the LORD saveth# not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD'S, and he will give# you into our hands.
			48	And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose# , and came# and drew nigh# to meet# David, that David hasted# , and ran# toward the army to meet# the Philistine.
			49	And David put# his hand in his bag, and took# thence a stone, and slang# it , and smote# the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk# into his forehead; and he fell# upon his face to the earth.
			50	So David prevailed# over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote# the Philistine, and slew# him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.
			51	Therefore David ran# , and stood# upon the Philistine, and took# his sword, and drew# it out of the sheath thereof, and slew# him, and cut off# his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw# their champion was dead# , they fled# .
			52	And the men of Israel and of Judah arose# , and shouted# , and pursued# the Philistines, until thou come# to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down# by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.
			53	And the children of Israel returned# from chasing# after the Philistines, and they spoiled# their tents.
			54	And David took# the head of the Philistine, and brought# it to Jerusalem; but he put# his armour in his tent.
			55	And when Saul saw# David go forth# against# the Philistine, he said# unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said# , As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell# .
			56	And the king said# , Enquire# thou whose son the stripling is .
			57	And as David returned# from the slaughter# of the Philistine, Abner took# him, and brought# him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
			58	And Saul said# to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered# , I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.