1 Samuel 17 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Now the Philistines ^H6430 gathered ^H622 their camps ^H4264 for battle ^H4421; and they were gathered ^H622 at Socoh ^H7755 which ^H834 belongs to Judah ^H3063, and they camped ^H2583 between ^H996 Socoh ^H7755 and Azekah ^H5825, in Ephes-dammim ^H658.

Now David ^H1732 was the son ^H1121 of [fn]the Ephrathite ^H673 of Bethlehem ^H1035 in Judah ^H3063, whose name ^H8034 was Jesse ^H3448, and he had eight ^H8083 sons ^H1121. And [fn]Jesse was ^H2204 old ^H2204 in the days ^H3117 of Saul ^H7586, advanced ^H935 in years among men ^H376.

Then the Philistine ^H6430 approached ^H5066, morning ^H7925 and evening ^H6150, for forty ^H705 days ^H3117 and took ^H3320 his stand ^H3320.

Then Jesse ^H3448 said ^H559 to David ^H1732 his son ^H1121, “Take ^H3947 now ^H4994 for your brothers ^H251 an ephah ^H374 of this ^H2088 roasted ^H7039 grain ^H7039 and these ^H2088 ten ^H6235 loaves ^H3899 and run ^H7323 to the camp ^H4264 to your brothers ^H251.

So David ^H1732 arose ^H7925 early ^H7925 in the morning ^H1242 and left ^H5203 the flock ^H6629 with a keeper ^H8104 and carried ^H5375 the supplies and went ^H1980 as Jesse ^H3448 had commanded ^H6680 him. And he came ^H935 to the circle ^H4570 of the camp ^H4570 while the military ^H2428 force ^H2428 was going ^H3318 out ^H3318 in battle ^H4634 lines ^H4634 shouting ^H7321 the ^H7321 war ^H4421 cry ^H7321.

Now all ^H3605 the men ^H376 of Israel ^H3478 saw ^H7200 the man ^H376, and they fled ^H5127 from him and were ^H3372 greatly ^H3966 afraid ^H3372.

Then David ^H1732 spoke ^H559 to the men ^H376 who were standing ^H5975 by him, saying ^H559, “What ^H4100 will be done ^H6213 for the man ^H376 who ^H834 strikes ^H5221 down ^H5221 this ^H1975 Philistine ^H6430 and takes ^H5493 away ^H5493 the reproach ^H2781 from Israel ^H3478? For who ^H4310 is this ^H2088 uncircumcised ^H6189 Philistine ^H6430, that he should [fn]reproach ^H2778 the battle ^H4634 lines ^H4634 of the living ^H2416 God ^H430?”

Then Eliab ^H446 his oldest ^H1419 brother ^H251 heard ^H8085 when he spoke ^H1696 to the men ^H376; and Eliab’s ^H446 anger ^H639 burned ^H2734 against David ^H1732, and he said ^H559, “Why ^H4100 have you come ^H3381 down ^H3381? And with whom ^H4310 have you left ^H5203 those ^H2007 few ^H4592 sheep ^H6629 in the wilderness ^H4057? I myself know ^H3045 your arrogance ^H2087 and the wickedness ^H7455 of your heart ^H3824, for you have come ^H3381 down ^H3381 in order ^H4616 to see ^H7200 the battle ^H4421.”

Then the words ^H1697 which ^H834 David ^H1732 spoke ^H1696 were heard ^H8085. And they told ^H5046 them [fn]to Saul ^H7586, and he sent ^H3947 for him.

Then the Philistine ^H6430 came ^H1980 on and drew ^H7126 near ^H7126 to David ^H1732, with the shield-bearer ^H6793 H5375 in front ^H6440 of him.

Then it happened ^H1961 when ^H3588 the Philistine ^H6430 rose ^H6965 and came ^H1980 and drew ^H7126 near ^H7126 to meet ^H7122 David ^H1732, that David ^H1732 ran ^H7323 quickly ^H4116 toward the battle ^H4634 line ^H4634 to meet ^H7122 the Philistine ^H6430.

Thus David ^H1732 prevailed ^H2388 over ^H4480 the Philistine ^H6430 with a sling ^H7050 and a stone ^H68, and he struck ^H5221 the Philistine ^H6430 and put ^H4191 him to ^H4191 death ^H4191; but there ^H369 was ^H369 no ^H369 sword ^H2719 in David’s ^H1732 hand ^H3027.

Now when Saul ^H7586 saw ^H7200 David ^H1732 going ^H3318 out ^H3318 to meet ^H7122 the Philistine ^H6430, he said ^H559 to Abner ^H74 the commander ^H8269 of the army ^H6635, “Abner ^H74, whose ^H4310 son ^H1121 is this ^H2088 young ^H5288 man ^H5288?” And Abner ^H74 said ^H559, “By your life ^H5315, O king ^H4428, I do not know ^H3045.”