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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.
CHAPTER SAMUEL 18
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was
knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
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, because he loved him as his own soul.
4
And Jonathan stripped 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.
5
And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him,
and
behaved himself wisely: and Saul set
him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight
of Saul’s servants.
6
And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter
of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king
Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.
7
And the women answered
one another
as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
8
And Saul
was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten
thousands, and to me they have ascribed
but
thousands: and
what
can he have more but the kingdom?
9
And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
10
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the
evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played
with his hand, as at other times: and
there was
a javelin in Saul’s hand.
11
And Saul cast the javelin;
for he said, I will smite David even to the wall
with it.
And David avoided out of his presence twice.
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