1 Samuel 17:32-49
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And David said to Saul, c "Let no man's heart fail because of him. d Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine."
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And Saul said to David, "You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are but a youth, and he has been a man of war from his youth."
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But David said to Saul, "Your servant used to keep sheep for his father. And when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb from the flock,
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I went after him and struck him and delivered it out of his mouth. And if he arose against me, I caught him by his beard and struck him and killed him.
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Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, e for he has defied the armies of the living God."
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And David said, f "The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine." And Saul said to David, "Go, g and the Lord be with you!"
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Then Saul clothed David with his armor. He put a helmet of bronze on his head and clothed him with a coat of mail,
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and David strapped his sword over his armor. And he tried in vain to go, for he had not tested them. Then David said to Saul, "I cannot go with these, for I have not tested them." So David put them off.
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Then he took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the brook and put them in his shepherd's pouch. His sling was in his hand, and he approached the Philistine.
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And the Philistine moved forward and came near to David, h with his shield-bearer in front of him.
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And when the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him, for he was but a youth, i ruddy and handsome in appearance.
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And the Philistine said to David, "Am I j a dog, that you come to me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
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The Philistine said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh k to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the field."
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Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with l a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, e whom you have defied.
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This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. m And I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day n to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, o that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,
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and that all this assembly may know that p the Lord saves not with sword and spear. q For the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hand."
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When the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine.
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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.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 20:3
And shall say to them, 'Hear, O Israel, today you are drawing near for battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint. Do not fear or panic or be in dread of them.
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1 Samuel 16:18
One of the young men answered, "Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence, and the Lord is with him.
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1 Samuel 17:10
And the Philistine said, "I defy the ranks of Israel this day. Give me a man, that we may fight together.
1 Samuel 17:26
And David said to the men who stood by him, "What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
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2 Timothy 4:17
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth.
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1 Samuel 20:13
But should it please my father to do you harm, the Lord do so to Jonathan and more also if I do not disclose it to you and send you away, that you may go in safety. May the Lord be with you, as he has been with my father.
1 Chronicles 22:11
Now, my son, the Lord be with you, so that you may succeed in building the house of the Lord your God, as he has spoken concerning you.
1 Chronicles 22:16
Gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Arise and work! The Lord be with you!
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1 Samuel 17:7
The shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron. And his shield-bearer went before him.
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1 Samuel 16:12
And he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the Lord said, "Arise, anoint him, for this is he.
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1 Samuel 24:14
After whom has the king of Israel come out? After whom do you pursue? After a dead dog! After a flea!
2 Samuel 3:8
Then Abner was very angry over the words of Ish-bosheth and said, "Am I a dog's head of Judah? To this day I keep showing steadfast love to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not given you into the hand of David. And yet you charge me today with a fault concerning a woman.
2 Samuel 9:8
And he paid homage and said, "What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog such as I?
2 Samuel 16:9
Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, "Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and take off his head.
2 Kings 8:13
And Hazael said, "What is your servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing?" Elisha answered, "The Lord has shown me that you are to be king over Syria.
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1 Samuel 17:46
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.
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1 Samuel 17:6
And he had bronze armor on his legs, and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.
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1 Samuel 17:36
Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.
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Deuteronomy 28:26
And your dead body shall be food for all birds of the air and for the beasts of the earth, and there shall be no one to frighten them away.
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1 Samuel 17:44
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.
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1 Kings 18:36
And at the time of the offering of the oblation, Elijah the prophet came near and said, "O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word.
Joshua 4:24
So that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the Lord is mighty, that you may fear the Lord your God forever.
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Hosea 1:7
But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and I will save them by the Lord their God. I will not save them by bow or by sword or by war or by horses or by horsemen.
Psalms 44:6 - 7
For not in my bow do I trust, nor can my sword save me.
Zechariah 4:6
Then he said to me, "This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.
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2 Chronicles 20:15
And he said, "Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the Lord to you, 'Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, for the battle is not yours but God's.
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