And the
Philistine moved forward and came near to David, with his shield-bearer in
front of him. 42 And when the Philistine looked and saw David, he
disdained him, for he was but a youth, ruddy and handsome in
appearance. 43 And the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that
you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his
gods. 44 The Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will
give your flesh to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the field.” 45 Then
David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and with a spear
and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God
of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the
Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your
head. And I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day
to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth
may know that there is a God in Israel, 47 and that all this
assembly may know that the Lord saves not with sword and spear. For the battle
is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hand.”
48 When the Philistine arose and came and drew near to
meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the
Philistine. 49 And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone
and slung it and struck the Philistine on his forehead. The stone sank into his
forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground.
50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling
and with a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. There was no sword
in the hand of David. 51 Then David ran and stood over the Philistine
and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him and cut off his
head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled. 52 And
the men of Israel and Judah rose with a shout and pursued the Philistines as
far as Gath and the gates of Ekron, so that the wounded Philistines fell on the
way from Shaaraim as far as Gath and Ekron.
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version.
ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing
ministry of Good News Publishers.
Illustration from a woodcut by Baron Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld, 1794-1872, a distinguished German artist known especially for his book, Das Buch der Bücher in Bilden (The Book of Books in Pictures). © WELS used by permission for personal and congregational use.
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