David And Goliath

And the Philistines gather their camps to battle, and are gathered to Shochoh, which <FI>is<Fi> to Judah, and encamp between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-Dammim; — read the full passage →

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.

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.

And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Till when art thou mourning for Saul, and I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I send thee unto Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, for I have seen among his sons for Myself a king. — read the full passage →

And there goeth out a man of the duellists from the camps of the Philistines, Goliath <FI>is<Fi> his name, from Gath; his height <FI>is<Fi> six cubits and a span,

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,

And there is again war with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair smiteth Lahmi, brother of Goliath the Gittite, the wood of whose spear <FI>is<Fi> like a beam of weavers.

And the battle is again in Gob with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jaare-Oregim, the Beth-Lehemite, smiteth <FI>a brother of<Fi> Goliath the Gittite, and the wood of his spear <FI>is<Fi> like a beam of weavers.

And the priest saith, `The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou didst smite in the valley of Elah, lo, it is wrapped in a garment behind the ephod, if it thou dost take to thyself, take; for there is none other save it in this <FI> place<Fi> .' And David saith, `There is none like it--give it to me.'

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.'

And the Philistines gather their camps to battle, and are gathered to Shochoh, which <FI>is<Fi> to Judah, and encamp between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-Dammim;

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

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 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 <FI>is<Fi> dead, and flee.

And the Philistine draweth nigh, morning and evening, and stationeth himself forty days.

and David saith unto Saul, `Let no man's heart fall because of him, thy servant doth go, and hath fought with this Philistine.'

And he is speaking with them, and lo, a man of the duellists is coming up, Goliath the Philistine <FI>is<Fi> his name, of Gath, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and he speaketh according to those words, and David heareth;

And Jonathan saith unto the young man bearing his weapons, `Come, and we pass over unto the station of these uncircumcised; it may be Jehovah doth work for us, for there is no restraint to Jehovah to save by many or by few.'

`Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah thy God in every <FI>place<Fi> whither thou goest.'

And it cometh to pass, after this, that there remaineth war in Gezer with the Philistines, then hath Sibbechai the Hushathite smitten Sippai, of the children of the giant, and they are humbled. — read the full passage →

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,

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 <FI>is<Fi> between them.

And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Till when art thou mourning for Saul, and I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I send thee unto Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, for I have seen among his sons for Myself a king.

`Jehovah giveth thine enemies, who are rising up against thee--smitten before thy face; in one way they come out unto thee, and in seven ways they flee before thee.

And I have appointed over them four kinds, an affirmation of Jehovah, The sword to slay, and the dogs to drag, And the fowl of the heavens, And the beast of the earth, to consume and to devour.

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 <FI>is<Fi> in his hand, and he draweth nigh unto the Philistine.

And one of the servants answereth and saith, `Lo, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, skilful in playing, and a mighty virtuous man, and a man of battle, and intelligent in word, and a man of form, and Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> with him.'

yea, I have given them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those seeking their soul, and their carcase hath been for food to the fowl of the heavens, and to the beast of the earth.

And the carcase of this people hath been for food To a fowl of the heavens, and to a beast of the earth, And there is none troubling.

And Saul taketh him on that day, and hath not permitted him to turn back to the house of his father.

And it cometh to pass, when he finisheth to speak unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan hath been bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loveth him as his own soul. — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

And I bless those blessing thee, and him who is disesteeming thee I curse, and blessed in thee have been all families of the ground.'

and he asketh for him at Jehovah, and provision hath given to him, and the sword of Goliath the Philistine hath given to him.

and David is going and returning from Saul, to feed the flock of his father at Beth-Lehem.

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,

and all this assembly do know that not by sword and by spear doth Jehovah save, that the battle <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah's, and He hath given you into our hand.'

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? <FI>am<Fi> not I the Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose for you a man, and let him come down unto me; — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

and a helmet of brass <FI>is<Fi> on his head, and <FI>with<Fi> a scaled coat of mail he <FI>is<Fi> clothed, and the weight of the coat of mail <FI>is<Fi> five thousand shekels of brass,

and he hath a son, and his name <FI>is<Fi> Saul, a choice youth and goodly, and there is not a man among the sons of Israel goodlier than he--from his shoulder and upward, higher than any of the people.

and having removed him, He did raise up to them David for king, to whom also having testified, he said, I found David, the <FI>son<Fi> of Jesse, a man according to My heart, who shall do all My will.

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

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,

And David girded his sword above his long robe, and beginneth to go, for he hath not tried <FI>it<Fi> ; 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 Saul saith unto David, `Thou art not able to go unto this Philistine, to fight with him, for a youth thou <FI>art<Fi> , and he a man of war from his youth.'

And Jesse saith to David his son, `Take, I pray thee, to thy brethren, an ephah of this roasted <FI>corn<Fi> , and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;

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.

And he sendeth, and bringeth him in, and he <FI>is<Fi> ruddy, with beauty of eyes, and of good appearance; and Jehovah saith, `Rise, anoint him, for this <FI>is<Fi> he.'

And Samuel saith unto Jesse, `Are the young men finished?' and he saith, `Yet hath been left the youngest; and lo, he delighteth himself among the flock;' and Samuel saith unto Jesse, `Send and take him, for we do not turn round till his coming in hither.'

And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, that he seeth Eliab, and saith, `Surely, before Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> His anointed.'

And David cometh in unto Saul, and standeth before him, and he loveth him greatly; and he is a bearer of his weapons.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

And again have the Philistines war with Israel, and David goeth down, and his servants with him, and they fight with the Philistines; and David is weary, — read the full passage →

and David riseth, and cometh in unto the place where Saul hath encamped, and David seeth the place where Saul hath lain, and Abner son of Ner, head of his host, and Saul is lying in the path, and the people are encamping round about him.

And David <FI>is<Fi> son of this Ephrathite of Beth-Lehem-Judah, whose name <FI>is<Fi> Jesse, and he hath eight sons, and the man in the days of Saul hath become aged among men;

and thy carcase hath been for food to every fowl of the heavens, and to the beast of the earth, and there is none causing trembling.

a people great and tall, sons of Anakim, whom thou--thou hast known, (and thou--thou hast heard: Who doth station himself before sons of Anak?)

For who of all flesh <FI>is<Fi> he who hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire like us--and doth live?

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

and Saul saith unto him, `Whose son <FI>art<Fi> thou, O youth?' and David saith, `Son of thy servant Jesse, the Beth-Lehemite.'

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.'

and a frontlet of brass <FI>is<Fi> on his feet, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders,

and the Spirit of Jehovah prospereth over him, and he rendeth it as the rending of a kid, and there is nothing in his hand, and he hath not declared to his father and to his mother that which he hath done.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

this one came unto him by night, and said to him, `Rabbi, we have known that from God thou hast come--a teacher, for no one these signs is able to do that thou dost, if God may not be with him.'

And it cometh to pass, after this, that there remaineth war in Gezer with the Philistines, then hath Sibbechai the Hushathite smitten Sippai, of the children of the giant, and they are humbled.

And it cometh to pass, at the time of the turn of the year--at the time of the going out of the messengers--that Joab leadeth out the force of the host, and destroyeth the land of the sons of Ammon, and cometh in and beseigeth Rabbah--David is abiding in Jerusalem--and Joab smiteth Rabbah, and breaketh it down. — read the full passage →

And Saul saith unto David, `Lo, my elder daughter Merab--her I give to thee for a wife; only, be to me for a son of valour, and fight the battles of Jehovah;' and Saul said, `Let not my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.'

And David taketh the head of the Philistine, and bringeth it in to Jerusalem, and his weapons he hath put in his own tent.

and the Philistine looketh attentively, and seeth David, and despiseth him, for he was a youth, and ruddy, with a fair appearance.

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.'

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 <FI>are<Fi> Eliab the first-born, and his second Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

and the wood of his spear <FI>is<Fi> like a beam of weavers', and the flame of his spear <FI>is<Fi> six hundred shekels of iron, and the bearer of the buckler is going before him.

And he hath smitten the man, the Egyptian--a man of measure, five by the cubit--and in the hand of the Egyptian <FI>is<Fi> a spear like a beam of weavers, and he goeth down unto him with a rod, and taketh violently away the spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, and slayeth him with his own spear.

Before destruction <FI>is<Fi> pride, And before stumbling--a haughty spirit.'

Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.

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 <FI>is<Fi> this uncircumcised Philistine that he hath reproached the ranks of the living God?'

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? <FI>am<Fi> not I the Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose for you a man, and let him come down unto me;

And Samuel doth that which Jehovah hath spoken, and cometh in to Beth-Lehem, and the elders of the city tremble to meet him, and <FI>one<Fi> saith, `Is thy coming peace?'

quenched the power of fire, escaped the mouth of the sword, were made powerful out of infirmities, became strong in battle, caused to give way camps of the aliens.

who out of so great a death did deliver us, and doth deliver, in whom we have hoped that even yet He will deliver;

as also in Hosea He saith, `I will call what <FI>is<Fi> not My people--My people; and her not beloved--Beloved, — read the full passage →

And the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mount where Jesus appointed them, — read the full passage →

And I have sowed her to Me in the land, And I have pitied Lo-Ruhamah, And I have said to Lo-Ammi, My people thou <FI>art<Fi> , and it saith, My God!'

and the number of the sons of Israel hath been as the sand of the sea, that is not measured nor numbered, and it hath come to pass in the place where it is said to them, Ye <FI>are<Fi> not My people, it is said to them, Sons of the Living God;

And Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> a God of truth, He <FI>is<Fi> a living God, and a king age-during, From His wrath shake doth the earth, And nations endure not His indignation.

In the year of the death of king Uzziah--I see the Lord, sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and His train is filling the temple. — read the full passage →

The Song of Songs, that <FI>is<Fi> Solomon's. — read the full passage →

A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.

Also--when I walk in a valley of death-shade, I fear no evil, for Thou <FI>art<Fi> with me, Thy rod and Thy staff--they comfort me.

With him <FI>is<Fi> an arm of flesh, and with us <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah our God, to help us, and to fight our battles;' and the people are supported by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

And the Philistines have rushed against the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and capture Beth-Shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho and its villages, and Timnah and its villages, and Gimzo and its villages, and dwell there,

and he saith, `Attend, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and O king Jehoshaphat, Thus said Jehovah to you, Ye fear not, nor are afraid of the face of this great multitude, for not for you <FI>is<Fi> the battle, but for God.

And Asa calleth unto Jehovah his God, and saith, `Jehovah! it is nothing with Thee to help, between the mighty and those who have no power; help us, O Jehovah, our God, for on Thee we have leant, and in Thy name we have come against this multitude; O Jehovah, our God thou <FI>art<Fi> ; let him not prevail with Thee--mortal man!

and the people who <FI>are<Fi> in it he hath brought out, and setteth to the saw, and to cutting instruments of iron, and to axes; and thus doth David to all cities of the sons of Ammon, and David turneth back, and all the people, to Jerusalem.

And now, O Jehovah our God, save us, we pray Thee, out of his hand, and know do all kingdoms of the earth that Thou <FI>art<Fi> Jehovah God--Thyself alone.'

`It may be Jehovah thy God doth hear all the words of the chief of the butlers with which the king of Asshur his lord hath sent him to reproach the living God, and hath decided concerning the words that Jehovah thy God hath heard, and thou hast lifted up prayer for the remnant that is found.'

And Hazael saith, `But what, <FI>is<Fi> thy servant the dog, that he doth this great thing?' And Elisha saith, `Jehovah hath shewed me thee--king of Aram.'

And it cometh to pass, at the going up of the <FI>evening-<Fi> present, that Elijah the prophet cometh nigh and saith, `Jehovah, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to-day let it be known that Thou <FI>art<Fi> God in Israel, and I Thy servant, that by Thy word I have done the whole of these things;