1 Samuel 17 Parallel Bible

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1	Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle. And they were gathered at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.	The Philistines rallied their forces for battle at Socoh in Judah and camped between Socoh and Azekah at Ephes-dammim.	Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and assembled at Sokoh in Judah. They pitched camp at Ephes Dammim, between Sokoh and Azekah.
2	And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered, and encamped in the Valley of Elah, and drew up in line of battle against the Philistines.	Saul and the Israelites rallied and camped in the valley of the Elah, drawing up their battle line to meet the Philistines.	Saul and the Israelites assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah and drew up their battle line to meet the Philistines.
3	And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with a valley between them.	The Philistines were stationed on one hill and the Israelites on an opposite hill, with a valley between them.	The Philistines occupied one hill and the Israelites another, with the valley between them.
4	And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.	A champion named Goliath of Gath came out from the Philistine camp; he was six cubits and a span tall.	A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span.
5	He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.	He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a bronze breastplate of scale armor weighing five thousand shekels,	He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels;
6	And he had bronze armor on his legs, and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.	bronze greaves, and had a bronze scimitar slung from his shoulders.	on his legs he wore bronze greaves, and a bronze javelin was slung on his back.
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.	The shaft of his javelin was like a weaver’s beam, and its iron head weighed six hundred shekels. His shield-bearer went ahead of him.	His spear shaft was like a weaver’s rod, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. His shield bearer went ahead of him.
8	He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why have you come out to draw up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.	He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel: “Why come out in battle formation? I am a Philistine, and you are Saul’s servants. Choose one of your men, and have him come down to me.	Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose a man and have him come down to me.
9	If he is able to fight with 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 serve us.”	If he beats me in combat and kills me, we will be your vassals; but if I beat him and kill him, you shall be our vassals and serve us.”	If he is able to fight and kill me, we will become your subjects; but if I overcome him and kill him, you will become our subjects and serve us.”
10	And the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel this day. Give me a man, that we may fight together.”	The Philistine continued: “I defy the ranks of Israel today. Give me a man and let us fight together.”	Then the Philistine said, “This day I defy the armies of Israel! Give me a man and let us fight each other.”
11	When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.	When Saul and all Israel heard this challenge of the Philistine, they were stunned and terrified.	On hearing the Philistine’s words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified.
12	Now David was the son of an Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. In the days of Saul the man was already old and advanced in years.	David was the son of an Ephrathite named Jesse from Bethlehem in Judah who had eight sons. In the days of Saul Jesse was old and well on in years.	Now David was the son of an Ephrathite named Jesse, who was from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and in Saul’s time he was very old.
13	The three oldest sons of Jesse had followed Saul to the battle. And the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.	The three oldest sons of Jesse had followed Saul to war; the names of these three sons who had gone off to war were Eliab the firstborn; Abinadab the second; and Shammah the third.	Jesse’s three oldest sons had followed Saul to the war: The firstborn was Eliab; the second, Abinadab; and the third, Shammah.
14	David was the youngest. The three eldest followed Saul,	David was the youngest. While the three oldest had joined Saul,	David was the youngest. The three oldest followed Saul,
15	but David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.	David would come and go from Saul’s presence to tend his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.	but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.
16	For forty days the Philistine came forward and took his stand, morning and evening.	Meanwhile the Philistine came forward and took his stand morning and evening for forty days.	For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand.
17	And Jesse said to David his son, “Take for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain, and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to your brothers.	Now Jesse said to his son David: “Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves for your brothers, and bring them quickly to your brothers in the camp.	Now 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.
18	Also take these ten cheeses to the commander of their thousand. See if your brothers are well, and bring some token from them.”	Also take these ten cheeses for the field officer. Greet your brothers and bring home some token from them.	Take along these ten cheeses to the commander of their unit. See how your brothers are and bring back some assurance from them.
19	Now Saul and they and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.	Saul and your brothers, together with all Israel, are at war with the Philistines in the valley of the Elah.”	They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.”
20	And David rose early in the morning and left the sheep with a keeper and took the provisions and went, as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the encampment as the host was going out to the battle line, shouting the war cry.	Early the next morning, having left the flock with a shepherd, David packed up and set out, as Jesse had commanded him. He reached the barricade of the camp just as the army, on their way to the battleground, were shouting their battle cry.	Early in the morning David left the flock in the care of a shepherd, loaded up and set out, as Jesse had directed. He reached the camp as the army was going out to its battle positions, shouting the war cry.
21	And Israel and the Philistines drew up for battle, army against army.	The Israelites and the Philistines drew up opposite each other in battle array.	Israel and the Philistines were drawing up their lines facing each other.
22	And David left the things in charge of the keeper of the baggage and ran to the ranks and went and greeted his brothers.	David entrusted what he had brought to the keeper of the baggage and hastened to the battle line, where he greeted his brothers.	David left his things with the keeper of supplies, ran to the battle lines and asked his brothers how they were.
23	As he talked with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, came up out of the ranks of the Philistines and spoke the same words as before. And David heard him.	While he was talking with them, the Philistine champion, by name Goliath of Gath, came up from the ranks of the Philistines and spoke as before, and David listened.	As he was talking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, stepped out from his lines and shouted his usual defiance, and David heard it.
24	All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were much afraid.	When the Israelites saw the man, they all retreated before him, terrified.	Whenever the Israelites saw the man, they all fled from him in great fear.
25	And the men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel. And the king will enrich the man who kills him with great riches and will give him his daughter and make his father’s house free in Israel.”	The Israelites had been saying: “Do you see this man coming up? He comes up to insult Israel. The king will make whoever kills him a very wealthy man. He will give his daughter to him and declare his father’s family exempt from taxes in Israel.”	Now the Israelites had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out? He comes out to defy Israel. The king will give great wealth to the man who kills him. He will also give him his daughter in marriage and will exempt his family from taxes in Israel.”
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?”	David now said to the men standing near him: “How will the man who kills this Philistine and frees Israel from disgrace be rewarded? Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should insult the armies of the living God?”	David asked the men standing near him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
27	And the people answered him in the same way, “So shall it be done to the man who kills him.”	They repeated the same words to him and said, “That is how the man who kills him will be rewarded.”	They repeated to him what they had been saying and told him, “This is what will be done for the man who kills him.”
28	Now Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men. And Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, “Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumption and the evil of your heart, for you have come down to see the battle.”	When Eliab, his oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he grew angry with David and said: “Why did you come down? With whom have you left those sheep in the wilderness? I know your arrogance and dishonest heart. You came down to enjoy the battle!”	When Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with anger at him and asked, “Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know how conceited you are and how wicked your heart is; you came down only to watch the battle.”
29	And David said, “What have I done now? Was it not but a word?”	David protested, “What have I done now? I was only talking.”	“Now what have I done?” said David. “Can’t I even speak?”
30	And he turned away from him toward another, and spoke in the same way, and the people answered him again as before.	He turned from him to another and asked the same question; and everyone gave him the same answer as before.	He then turned away to someone else and brought up the same matter, and the men answered him as before.
31	When the words that David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul, and he sent for him.	The words that David had spoken were overheard and reported to Saul, who sent for him.	What David said was overheard and reported to Saul, and Saul sent for him.
32	And David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”	Then David spoke to Saul: “My lord should not lose heart. Let your servant go and fight this Philistine.”	David said to Saul, “Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine; your servant will go and fight him.”
33	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.”	But Saul answered David, “You cannot go up against this Philistine and fight with him, for you are only a youth, while he has been a warrior from his youth.”	Saul replied, “You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a young man, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”
34	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,	Then David told Saul: “Your servant used to tend his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or bear came to carry off a sheep from the flock,	But David said to Saul, “Your servant has been keeping his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock,
35	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.	I would chase after it, attack it, and snatch the prey from its mouth. If it attacked me, I would seize it by the throat, strike it, and kill it.	I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it.
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.”	Your servant has killed both a lion and a bear. This uncircumcised Philistine will be as one of them, because he has insulted the armies of the living God.”	Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.
37	And David said, “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, and the LORD be with you!”	David continued: “The same LORD who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” Saul answered David, “Go! the LORD will be with you.”	The LORD who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.” Saul said to David, “Go, and the LORD be with you.”
38	Then Saul clothed David with his armor. He put a helmet of bronze on his head and clothed him with a coat of mail,	Then Saul dressed David in his own tunic, putting a bronze helmet on his head and arming him with a coat of mail.	Then Saul dressed David in his own tunic. He put a coat of armor on him and a bronze helmet on his head.
39	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.	David also fastened Saul’s sword over the tunic. He walked with difficulty, however, since he had never worn armor before. He said to Saul, “I cannot go in these, because I am not used to them.” So he took them off.	David fastened on his sword over the tunic and tried walking around, because he was not used to them. “I cannot go in these,” he said to Saul, “because I am not used to them.” So he took them off.
40	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.	Then, staff in hand, David selected five smooth stones from the wadi and put them in the pocket of his shepherd’s bag. With his sling in hand, he approached the Philistine.	Then he took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine.
41	And the Philistine moved forward and came near to David, with his shield-bearer in front of him.	With his shield-bearer marching before him, the Philistine advanced closer and closer to David.	Meanwhile, the Philistine, with his shield bearer in front of him, kept coming closer to David.
42	And when the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him, for he was but a youth, ruddy and handsome in appearance.	When he sized David up and saw that he was youthful, ruddy, and handsome in appearance, he began to deride him.	He looked David over and saw that he was little more than a boy, glowing with health and handsome, and he despised him.
43	And the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.	He said to David, “Am I a dog that you come against me with a staff?” Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods	He said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
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.”	and said to him, “Come here to me, and I will feed your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field.”	“Come here,” he said, “and I’ll give your flesh to the birds and the wild animals!”
45	Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.	David answered him: “You come against me with sword and spear and scimitar, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel whom you have insulted.	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 Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
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,	Today the LORD shall deliver you into my hand; I will strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will feed your dead body and the dead bodies of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field; thus the whole land shall learn that Israel has a God.	This day the LORD will deliver you into my hands, and I’ll strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.
47	and that all this assembly may know that the LORD saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the LORD’s, and he will give you into our hand.”	All this multitude, too, shall learn that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves. For the battle belongs to the LORD, who shall deliver you into our hands.”	All those gathered 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.”
48	When the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine.	The Philistine then moved to meet David at close quarters, while David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine.	As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him.
49	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.	David put his hand into the bag and took out a stone, hurled it with the sling, and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone embedded itself in his brow, and he fell on his face to the ground.	Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.
50	So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. There was no sword in the hand of David.	Thus David triumphed over the Philistine with sling and stone; he struck the Philistine dead, and did it without a sword in his hand.	So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.
51	Then David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.	Then David ran and stood over him; with the Philistine’s own sword which he drew from its sheath he killed him, and cut off his head. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they fled.	David ran and stood over him. He took hold of the Philistine’s sword and drew it from the sheath. After he killed him, he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran.
52	And the men of Israel and Judah rose with a shout and pursued the Philistines as far as Gath and the gates of Ekron, so that the wounded Philistines fell on the way from Shaaraim as far as Gath and Ekron.	Then the men of Israel and Judah sprang up with a battle cry and pursued them to the approaches of Gath and to the gates of Ekron, and Philistines fell wounded along the road from Shaaraim as far as Gath and Ekron.	Then the men of Israel and Judah surged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron. Their dead were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.
53	And the people of Israel came back from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.	When they returned from their pursuit of the Philistines, the Israelites looted their camp.	When the Israelites returned from chasing the Philistines, they plundered their camp.
54	And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent.	David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem; but he kept Goliath’s armor in his own tent.	David took the Philistine’s head and brought it to Jerusalem; he put the Philistine’s weapons in his own tent.
55	As soon as Saul saw David go out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this youth?” And Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I do not know.”	As Saul watched David go out to meet the Philistine, he asked his general Abner, “Abner, whose son is that young man?” Abner replied, “On your life, O king, I have no idea.”	As Saul watched David going out to meet the Philistine, he said to Abner, commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is that young man?” Abner replied, “As surely as you live, Your Majesty, I don’t know.”
56	And the king said, “Inquire whose son the boy is.”	And the king said, “Find out whose son the lad is.”	The king said, “Find out whose son this young man is.”
57	And as soon as David returned from the striking down of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.	So when David returned from slaying the Philistine, Abner escorted him into Saul’s presence. David was still holding the Philistine’s head.	As soon as David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with David still holding the Philistine’s head.
58	And Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?” And David answered, “I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”	Saul then asked him, “Whose son are you, young man?” David replied, “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.”	“Whose son are you, young man?” Saul asked him. David said, “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.”
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