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And it fhall be that the man | him again after the former who killeth him, the king manner. will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Ifrael.

26 And David fpake to the men that stood by him, faying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Ifrael? for who is this uncircumcifed Philiftine, that he fhould defy the armies of the living God? 27 And the people anfwered him after this manner, faying, So fhall it be done to the man that killeth him.

28 And Eliab his eldeft brother heard when he fpake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why cameft thou down hither? and with whom haft 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 faid, What have I now done? is there not a cause?

30 And he turned from him towards another, and fpake after the fame manner. And the people answered

31 And when the words were heard which David fpake, they rehearfed them before Saul. And he sent for him.

32 And David faid to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy fervant will go and fight with this Philiftine.

33 And Saul faid 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 faid unto Saul, Thy fervant kept his father's fheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:

35 And I went out after him, and fmote him, and delivered it out of his mouth : and when he arose against me I caught him by his beard, and fmote him, and flew him.

36 Thy fervant flew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcifed Philiftine fhall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.

37 David faid moreover, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion,

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and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philiftine. And Saul faid unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee.

38 And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brafs upon his head, alfo he armed him with a coat of mail.

39 And David girded his fword upon his armour, and he affayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David faid unto Saul, I cannot go with thefe: for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.

40 And he took his ftaff in his hand, and chofe him five smooth ftones out of the brook, and put them in a fhepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his fling was in his hand and he drew near to the Philiftine.

ftaves? and the Philiftine curfed David by his gods.

44 And the Philiftine faid 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 faid David to the Philiftine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a fpear, and with a fhield; but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hofts, the God of the armies of Ifrael, whom thou haft defied.

46 This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand, and I will fmite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcafes of the host of the Philiftines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beafts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Ifrael.

41 And the Philistine came 47 And all this affembly on, and drew near unto Da- fhall know that the Lord vid; and the man that bare faveth not with fword and the fhield went before him. fpear: for the battle is the 42 And when the Phi-Lord's, and he will give you liftine looked about and faw into our hands. David, he difdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair counte

nance.

48 And it came to pass when the Philiftine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David haft

43 And the Philiftine faided, and ran toward the army unto David, Am I a dog, that to meet the Philiftine. thou comeft to me with 49 And David put his

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hand in his bag, and took tent. thence a stone, and flang it, and fmote the Philiftine in David go forth against the

his forehead, that the ftone funk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.

50 So David prevailed over the Philiftine with a fling and with a stone, and fmote the Philiftine and flew him; but there was no fword in the hand of David.

Philiftine, he faid unto Abner the captain of the hoft, Abner, whofe fon is this youth? And Abner faid, As thy foul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.

56 And the king faid, Enquire thou whofe fon the ftripling is.

57 And as David returned 51 Therefore David ran from the flaughter of the and stood upon the Philiftine, Philiftine, Abner took him.

and took his fword, and drew it out of the fheath thereof, and flew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philiftines faw their champion was dead, they fled.

and brought him before Saul, with the head of the Philiftine in his hand.

58 And Saul faid to him, Whofe fon art thou, thou young man? And David anfwered, I am the fon of

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52 And the men of If-thy fervant Jefle the Bethrael and of Judah arofe, and lehemite. fhouted, and pursued the Philiftines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philiftines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.

53 And the children of Ifrael returned from chafing after the Philiftines, and they spoiled their tents.

54 And David took the head of the Philiftine, and brought it to Jerufalem; but he put his armour in his

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when he had made an end of fpeaking unto Saul, that the foul of Jonathan was knit with the foul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own foul.

2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house,

3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, becaufe he loved him as his

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4 And Jonathan ftripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil fpirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophefied in the midst of the house and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there 5 And David went out was a javelin in Saul's whitherfoever Saul fent him, | hand. and behaved himself wifely: and Saul fet him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the fight of all the people, and alfo in the fight of Saul's fervants.

6 And it came to pafs as they came, when David was returned from the flaughter of the Philiftine, that the women came out of all the cities of Ifrael, finging and dancing, to meet king Saul with tabrets, with joy, and with inftruments of mufic.

7 And the women anfwered one another as they played, and faid, Saul hath flain his thoufands, and David his ten thousands.

8 And Saul was very wroth, and the faying difpleafed him; and he faid, They have afcribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have afcribed but thoufands and what can he have more but the kingdom ?.

9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

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II And Saul caft the javelin; for he said, I will fmite David even to the wall with it: and David avoided out of his prefence twice.

12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul.

13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thoufand; and he went out and came in before the people.

14 And David behaved himfelf wifely in all his ways; and the Lord was with him.

15 Wherefore when Saul faw that he behaved himself very wifely, he was afraid of him.

16 But all Ifrael and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.

17 And Saul faid to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife only be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles: for Saul faid,

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Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.

18 And David faid unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Ifrael, that I fhould be fon-in-law to the king?

19 But it came to pafs at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that fhe was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.

20 And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

man, and lightly efteemed?

24 And the fervants of Saul told him, faying, On this manner fpake David.

25 And Saul faid, Thus fhall ye fay to David, The king defireth not any dowry; but an hundred forefkins of the Philiftines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philiftines.

26 And when his fervants told David thefe words, it pleafed David well to be the king's fon-in-law and the days were not expired.

21 And Saul faid, I will 27 Wherefore David arofe give him her, that fhe may and went, he and his men, be a fnare to him, and that and flew of the Philistines the hand of the Philiftines two hundred men; and Damay be against him. Where- vid brought their foreskins, fore Saul faid to David, Thou and they gave them in full fhalt this day be my fon-in- tale to the king, that he law, in the one of the twain.might be the king's fon-in22 And Saul command- law and Saul gave him ed his fervants, faying, Com- Michal his daughter to wife. mune with David fecretly, and fay, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his fervants love thee: now therefore be the king's fonin-law.

23 And Saul's fervants fpake those words in the ears of David: and David faid, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's fon-inlaw, feeing that I am a poor

28 And Saul faw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him.

29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually.

30 Then the princes of the Philiftines went forth: and it came to pass after they went forth, that David be

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