Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Now
the Philistines gathered
their forces
for
war
at
Socoh
in
Judah, and they
camped
between Socoh
and Azekah in Ephes-dammim .
And
the Philistines gather
their camps
to
battle,
and
are
gathered
to
Shochoh,
which
`is'
to
Judah, and encamp
between Shochoh
and Azekah ,
in Ephes-Dammim ;
Saul and the men of Israel assembled
and camped
in
the Valley of Elah, arraying
themselves
for
battle against
the Philistines.
and
Saul and the men of Israel have
been
gathered,
and encamp
by
the valley of Elah, and
set
the
battle in
array
to
meet
the Philistines.
The Philistines stood
on one
hill
and the Israelites stood
on another
, with
the valley between them.
And
the Philistines are
standing
on the
mountain
on
this
side,
and the Israelites are
standing
on the
mountain
on
that
side
, and
the valley `is'
between them.
Then
a champion
named
Goliath, who
was
from Gath ,
came
out
from
the
Philistine
camp.
He
was
six cubits and a span in
height
,
And
there
goeth
out
a man
of
the
duellists
from
the
camps
of
the
Philistines,
Goliath `is'
his
name
, from Gath ;
his
height
`is'
six cubits and a span,
and he
had
a bronze
helmet on his head .
He
wore
a bronze
coat of mail weighing
five thousand shekels,
and a helmet of
brass
`is'
on his head ,
and
`with'
a scaled
coat of mail he
`is'
clothed,
and
the
weight
of
the
coat
of
mail
`is'
five thousand shekels of
brass
,
and he
had
armor
of bronze
on his legs
and a javelin of bronze
slung
between his shoulders .
and a
frontlet
of brass
`is'
on his feet,
and a javelin of brass
between his shoulders ,
The shaft
of his spear was
like a weaver’s
beam, and its
iron
point
weighed
six hundred shekels .
In
addition
, his
shield
bearer went
before him.
and
the wood
of his spear `is'
like a beam of
weavers'
, and the
flame
of
his
spear
`is'
six hundred shekels of
iron
, and
the
bearer of
the
buckler
is
going
before him.
And Goliath
stood
and shouted
to
the ranks of Israel, “
Why do
you
come out and
array yourselves
for
battle? Am I
not a
Philistine, and are
you
not
servants of
Saul? Choose one
of
your
men
and have
him come down against
me .
And he
standeth
and calleth
unto
the ranks of Israel, and
saith
to
them,
`
Why are
ye
come out to
set
in
array the
battle? `
am '
not I
the
Philistine, and ye
servants to
Saul? choose for
you
a
man,
and let
him come down unto
me ;
If he is
able to fight me and kill
me, then we will
be
your
servants .
But
if I prevail
against
him and kill
him, then you
shall
be
our
servants and labor
for
us. ”
if he be
able to fight with
me ,
and have
smitten
me, then we have
been
to
you
for
servants ;
and
if I am
able
for
him ,
and have
smitten
him, then ye
have
been
to
us
for
servants ,
and have
served
us. '
Then
the Philistine said
, “
I defy
the ranks of Israel this day !
Give me a man to
fight !”
And
the Philistine saith
, `
I have
reproached
the ranks of Israel this day ;
give to
me a man ,
and
we
fight together.'
On
hearing
the
words of the Philistine, Saul
and all
the
Israelites
were
dismayed
and greatly afraid.
And
Saul
heareth
--
and
all
Israel
--
these
words of the Philistine, and they
are
broken
down
and greatly afraid.
Now
David was
the
son of a
man
named
Jesse,
an
Ephrathite from
Bethlehem
of Judah who
had
eight sons in the days of Saul .
And
Jesse
was
old
and
well
along
in
years.
And
David `is'
son of this
Ephrathite of Beth-Lehem-
Judah ,
whose
name
`is'
Jesse,
and
he
hath
eight sons ,
and
the
man
in the days of Saul hath
become
aged
among
men;
The three older
sons of Jesse had
followed
Saul into
battle :
The firstborn
was
Eliab ,
the second was
Abinadab, and the third was
Shammah.
and
the three eldest
sons of Jesse go,
they
have
gone
after
Saul to
battle ;
and
the name
of
his
three
sons
who
have
gone
into
battle
`are'
Eliab the first-born,
and
his
second Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
And David was
the youngest .
The three oldest
had
followed
Saul,
And David is
the youngest ,
and
the three eldest
have
gone
after
Saul,
but
David went
back
and forth
from Saul to tend
his father’s
sheep
in
Bethlehem
.
and
David is
going
and returning
from Saul ,
to feed
the
flock
of
his father
at
Beth-Lehem
.
For
forty
days
the Philistine came
forward
every
morning and evening to
take
his
stand
.
And
the Philistine draweth
nigh,
morning and evening ,
and
stationeth
himself
forty
days
.
One
day
Jesse said
to his son David
, “
Take this
ephah of roasted grain
and these ten loaves of
bread
for
your
brothers
and hurry
to their
camp .
And
Jesse saith
to David
his son, `
Take ,
I
pray
thee,
to
thy
brethren,
an
ephah of this
roasted `corn',
and these ten loaves ,
and run
to the
camp to
thy
brethren;
Take
also
these ten portions
of cheese to the commander
of their
unit.
Check
on
the welfare of
your
brothers
and bring
back
an
assurance
from
them
.
and
these ten cuttings
of the
cheese thou
dost
take
in
to the head
of the thousand,
and
thy
brethren
thou
dost
inspect
for
welfare ,
and their
pledge
dost
receive
. '
They
are
with
Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against
the Philistines. ”
And
Saul ,
and they,
and
all the men of Israel `are'
in the valley of Elah, fighting with
the Philistines.
So
David got
up
early in the morning, left
the flock with
a keeper, loaded
up, and set
out
as Jesse had
instructed
him .
He reached
the camp
as
the army
was
marching
out to
its
position
and
shouting
the battle cry.
And
David riseth
early in the morning, and
leaveth
the flock to
a keeper, and
lifteth
up, and goeth,
as Jesse commanded
him ,
and
he cometh
in
to
the path,
and
to
the force
which
is
going
out unto
the rank,
and
they
have
shouted
for
battle ;
And Israel and the Philistines arrayed
in formation
against
each
other
.
and Israel and the Philistines set
in array
rank
to
meet
rank
.
Then
David left
his
supplies
in
the care
of the quartermaster
and ran
to
the battle
line.
When
he
arrived
, he
asked
his brothers
how
they
were
doing
.
And
David letteth
down
the goods
from
off
him
on
the
hand
of a
keeper
of
the goods,
and runneth
into
the rank
, and
cometh
and
asketh
of
his brethren
of
welfare
.
And as
he was
speaking with them, suddenly
the champion
named
Goliath
, the Philistine from
Gath, came
forward
from
the Philistines and shouted
his
usual
words, which
David also
heard.
And he is
speaking with them, and
lo,
a
man
of
the duellists
is
coming
up
, Goliath
the Philistine `is'
his
name,
of
Gath, out
of
the ranks
of
the
Philistines ,
and he
speaketh
according
to
those
words, and
David heareth;
When
all the men of Israel saw
Goliath,
they fled
from him
in
great
fear
.
and
all the men of Israel when
they see
the
man
flee
from his
presence,
and
are
greatly
afraid
.
Now
the men of Israel had
been
saying
, “Do
you
see
this man who keeps
coming out
to
defy
Israel
? To the man who kills
him the king will
give
great riches .
And he will
give him his
daughter
in
marriage
and exempt
his father’s
house from
taxation
in Israel. ”
And
the men of Israel say
, `Have
ye
seen
this man who is
coming up
? for,
to reproach
Israel
he
is
coming
up,
and
it
hath
been
--
the man who smiteth
him ,
the king doth
enrich
him
with
great riches ,
and his
daughter
he doth
give to
him ,
and his father's
house doth
make
free
in Israel. '
David asked
the men who were
standing with
him, “
What will
be
done for
the man who kills
this Philistine and removes
this
disgrace
from Israel? Just
who is this uncircumcised Philistine ,
that he should
defy
the armies
of the living God? ”
And
David speaketh
unto
the men who are
standing by
him, saying,
`
What is
done to
the man who smiteth
this Philistine ,
and hath
turned
aside
reproach
from Israel? for
who `
is '
this uncircumcised Philistine that he hath
reproached
the ranks
of the living God? '
The people told
him about
the
offer
, saying, “That
is what
will
be
done for
the man who kills
him. ”
And
the people speak
to
him according
to
this
word
, saying, `Thus
it
is done to
the man who smiteth
him. '
Now
when
David’s
oldest
brother
Eliab heard
him
speaking
to
the men, his
anger burned
against David .
“
Why have
you
come down here?”
he
asked.
“
And with
whom did
you
leave
those few sheep in the wilderness? I know
your
pride and wickedness
of heart —you
have
come
down
to see the battle !”
And
Eliab ,
his
eldest
brother,
heareth
when
he
speaketh
unto
the men, and
the
anger of
Eliab
burneth
against David ,
and
he
saith,
`
Why `is'
this
--
thou
hast
come down !
and to
whom hast
thou
left
those few sheep in the wilderness? I have
known
thy
pride ,
and the
evil
of thy
heart --
for,
to see the battle thou
hast
come
down.'
“
What have I done now? ”
said
David.
“Was
it not just
a question
? ”
And
David
saith,
`
What have I done now? is
it not a word
? '
Then
he turned
from him toward
another and asked
about
the
offer
, and those
people answered
him just
as the first ones
had
answered
.
And
he turneth
round
from him unto
another ,
and saith
according
to
this
word
, and the
people return
him word
as the first word
.
Now
David’s
words were
overheard
and reported
to
Saul, who
called
for
him .
And
the
words which
David
hath
spoken
are
heard,
and they
declare
before
Saul, and
he
receiveth
him ;
And David said
to
Saul, “
Let no man’s
heart fail
on
account
of this
Philistine.
Your
servant will
go and fight
him!”
and David saith
unto
Saul, `
Let no man's
heart fall
because
of him,
thy
servant doth
go ,
and hath
fought
with
this
Philistine.'
But
Saul replied
, “You
cannot
go out
against
this Philistine to fight him .
You
are
just
a boy
, and he has
been
a warrior
from his youth. ”
And
Saul saith
unto
David
, `Thou
art
not
able
to
go unto
this Philistine ,
to fight with
him ,
for
a youth
thou
`art'
, and he a man
of
war
from his youth. '
David replied
, “Your
servant has
been tending
his father’s
sheep, and whenever
a
lion or
a
bear came
and carried
off
a lamb
from
the flock
,
And
David saith
unto
Saul
, `A
shepherd
hath
thy
servant been to
his father
among
the
sheep, and the
lion hath
come
--
and
the
bear --
and hath
taken
away
a sheep
out
of
the drove
,
I went
after it
, struck
it
down
, and delivered the
lamb
from
its
mouth .
If
it
reared
up
against me, I would
grab
it
by
its
fur
, strike
it
down
, and kill
it
.
and
I have
gone
out
after him
, and
smitten
him
, and delivered out
of
his
mouth ,
and
he
riseth
against me, and
I have
taken
hold
on
his
beard
, and
smitten
him
, and put
him
to
death
.
Your
servant has
killed
lions
and bears;
this uncircumcised Philistine will
be
like
one of them, for he has
defied
the armies
of the living God. ”
Both
the
lion
and
the
bear
hath
thy
servant smitten,
and this uncircumcised Philistine hath
been
as
one of them, for he hath
reproached
the ranks
of the living God. '
David added
, “The
LORD
, who delivered me from
the claws
of the lion and the bear, will
deliver me from the hand of this Philistine. ”
“Go,”
said
Saul, “
and may
the
LORD
be
with you
. ”
And
David saith
, `Jehovah
, who delivered me out
of
the paw
of the lion ,
and out
of
the paw
of
the
bear, He
doth
deliver me from the hand of this Philistine. '
And
Saul saith
unto
David
, `Go,
and Jehovah
is
with thee
. '
Then
Saul clothed
David in
his own
tunic
, put a bronze
helmet on his head, and dressed
him in
armor
.
And
Saul clotheth
David with
his long
robe
, and
hath
put a helmet of
brass
on his head, and doth
clothe
him with
a
coat
of
mail
.
David strapped
his sword over
the
tunic
and tried
to walk
, but
he was
not accustomed
to
them.
“I
cannot
walk
in
these,”
David said
to
Saul .
“
I am not accustomed
to them.”
So
David took
them off.
And
David girded
his sword above
his
long
robe,
and beginneth
to go
, for
he hath
not tried
`it';
and
David saith
unto
Saul ,
`
I am not able
to go
with
these,
for
I
had
not
tried;'
and
David turneth
them aside
from
off him
.
And David
took
his staff in his hand, selected
five smooth stones from the brook, and put
them in the pouch
of
his
shepherd’s
bag.
And with
his sling in hand, he approached
the Philistine.
And he
taketh
his staff in his hand, and
chooseth
for
him
five smooth stones from the brook, and putteth
them in the shepherds'
habiliments
that
he
hath,
even
in
the
scrip,
and his sling `is'
in his
hand, and
he draweth
nigh
unto
the Philistine.
Now
the Philistine came
closer
and closer
to
David, with
his
shield-bearer
before him .
And
the Philistine goeth
on,
going
and drawing
near
unto
David, and
the
man
bearing
the
buckler
`is'
before him ,
When
the Philistine looked
and saw
David, he
despised
him because
he was just
a boy
, ruddy
and handsome
.
and
the Philistine looketh
attentively,
and seeth
David, and
despiseth
him ,
for
he was a youth
, and ruddy,
with
a
fair
appearance
.
“
Am I a dog ,”
he
said
to
David,
“
that you
come
at
me with sticks
? ”
And the Philistine cursed
David by his gods .
And
the
Philistine
saith
unto
David,
`
Am I a dog that thou
art
coming
unto
me with staves
? '
and the Philistine revileth
David by his gods ,
“Come
here,”
he
called
to
David, “
and I will
give your
flesh to the birds
of the air
and the beasts
of the field !”
and
the
Philistine
saith
unto
David, `Come
unto
me,
and I give thy
flesh to the fowl
of the heavens,
and to
the beast
of the field .'
But
David said
to
the Philistine, “You
come
against
me with sword and spear and javelin
, but
I come
against
you
in the name of the
LORD
of Hosts, the
God of the armies
of Israel, whom
you
have
defied
.
And
David saith
unto
the Philistine, `Thou
art
coming
unto
me with sword ,
and with
spear ,
and with
buckler
, and
I am
coming
unto
thee
in the name of Jehovah
of Hosts, God of the ranks
of Israel, which
thou
hast
reproached
.
This day the
LORD
will
deliver
you
into my hand .
This
day
I will
strike
you
down
, cut
off
your
head, and give
the carcasses
of the Philistines to the birds
of the air
and the creatures
of the earth .
Then
the whole
world
will
know that there
is
a
God in
Israel.
This day doth
Jehovah
shut
thee
up
into my hand --
and
I have
smitten
thee
, and
turned
aside
thy
head from
off
thee
, and given
the carcase
of the camp
of
the
Philistines this
day
to the fowl
of the heavens,
and to
the beast
of the earth ,
and
all
the earth
do
know that God is
for
Israel.
And all those
assembled
here
will
know that it
is
not by sword or
spear that the LORD
saves;
for
the
battle is the
LORD’s
, and He will
give
all
of
you into our hands
. ”
and all this
assembly
do
know that not by sword and
by
spear doth
Jehovah
save,
that the battle `
is '
Jehovah's
, and He hath
given
you into our hand
. '
As
the Philistine started
forward
to attack
him
, David ran
quickly
toward
the battle
line
to meet him.
And
it
hath
come
to
pass,
that
the Philistine hath
risen,
and
goeth,
and
draweth
near
to meet
David
, and
David hasteth
and
runneth
to
the rank
to meet the
Philistine,
Then
David reached
into
his bag
, took
out
a stone, and slung
it
, striking
the Philistine on the
forehead .
The stone sank
into his forehead, and he fell
facedown
on the ground
.
and
David putteth
forth
his hand
unto
the
vessel
, and
taketh
thence
a stone, and slingeth
, and
smiteth
the Philistine on his
forehead ,
and
the stone sinketh
into his forehead, and he falleth
on his
face
to
the earth
.
Thus
David prevailed
over
the Philistine with a sling and a stone ;
without
a
sword
in
his
hand
he
struck
down
the Philistine and killed
him .
And
David is
stronger
than
the Philistine with a sling and with
a stone ,
and
smiteth
the Philistine ,
and putteth
him to
death,
and
there
is
no
sword
in
the
hand
of
David,
David ran
and stood
over him.
He
grabbed
the Philistine’s
sword and pulled
it from
its sheath and killed
him ;
and he
cut
off his head with
the
sword.
When
the Philistines saw
that their hero was
dead, they
turned
and ran
.
and
David runneth
and standeth
over the Philistine,
and
taketh
his
sword ,
and draweth
it out
of
its sheath ,
and putteth
him to
death,
and cutteth
off with
it
his head ;
and
the Philistines see
that their hero `is'
dead, and flee
.
Then
the men of Israel and
Judah charged
forward
with
a
shout and pursued
the Philistines to
the entrance
of
Gath
and to
the gates of Ekron .
And the bodies
of the Philistines were
strewn
along
the Shaaraim road
to
Gath and Ekron .
And
the men of Israel rise
--
also
Judah --
and
shout ,
and pursue
the Philistines till
thou
enter
the valley,
and unto
the gates of Ekron ,
and the wounded
of the Philistines fall
in
the way
of
Shaaraim ,
even
unto
Gath ,
and unto
Ekron ,
When
the Israelites
returned
from
their
pursuit
of the Philistines, they
plundered
their camps.
and
the sons
of Israel
turn
back
from
burning
after
the Philistines, and
spoil
their camps.
David took
the head of the Philistine and brought
it to Jerusalem, and he put Goliath’s
weapons
in his own tent.
And
David taketh
the head of the Philistine ,
and bringeth
it in
to Jerusalem, and his
weapons
he hath
put in his own tent.
As
Saul had
watched
David going out to confront
the Philistine, he said to
Abner the
commander
of the army,
“Abner
, whose son is this young
man
? ”
“As
surely
as
you
live
, O king, ”
Abner
replied,
“
I do
not know
. ”
And
when
Saul seeth
David going out to meet
the Philistine, he hath
said unto
Abner ,
head
of the host
, `
Whose son `
is '
this --
the
youth,
Abner
? '
and
Abner
saith
, `Thy
soul
liveth,
O king, I have
not known
. '
“Find
out
whose son this young
man
is !”
said
the king
.
And
the
king
saith,
`Ask
thou
whose son this `
is '
--
the young
man
. '
So
when David returned
from killing
the Philistine, still
holding
his
head
in
his
hand,
Abner took
him and brought
him before Saul .
And
when David turneth
back
from smiting
the Philistine, then
Abner taketh
him and bringeth
him in
before Saul ,
and
the
head
of
the
Philistine
in
his
hand;
“
Whose son are
you
, young
man
? ”
asked
Saul.
“I
am
the
son of your
servant Jesse of
Bethlehem
, ”
David
replied
.
and
Saul
saith
unto
him,
`
Whose son `art'
thou
, O
youth
? '
and
David
saith,
`
Son of thy
servant Jesse, the
Beth-Lehemite
. '
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible and Young's Literal Translation. Public domain; source text distributed by BSB Publishing, LLC.; Public domain..