into thee. efore hearken thou unto the voice of the Therefore Saul faid unto the LORD words of the LORD.

fIfrael, Give a perfect lot. And 2 Thus faith the LORD of hofts, I rend Jonathan were taken: but the member that which Amalek did to Ifracl efcaped how he laid wait for him in the way And Saul fajd, Caft lots between when he came up from Egypt. Jonathan my fon. And Jonathan ken.

Then Saul faid to Jonathan, Tell
at thou haft done. And Jonathan
im, and faid, I did but tafte a lit-
ay with the end of the rod that was
e hand, and lo, I muft die.
And Saul anfwered, God do fo,
ore alfo: for thou shalt furely die,

an.

And the people faid unto Saul, onathan die, who hath wrought eat falvation in Ifrael? God forthe LORD liveth, there fhall not ir of his head fall to the ground; hath wrought with God this day. people refcued Jonathan that he

ot.

Then Saul went up from following iliftines and the Philiftines went r own place.

So Saul took the kingdom over and fought against all his enemies ry fide, againft Moab, and againft Idren of Ammon, and againft Eid against the kings of Zobah, and the Philiftines and whitherfoturned himfelf, he vexed them. And he gathered an hoft, and the Amalekites, and delivered Ift of the hands of them that spoil

n.

Now go, and fmite Amalek, and utterly deftroy all that they have, and fpare them not; but flay both man and woman, infant and fuckling, ox and fheep, camel and afs.

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4 And Saul gathered the people together, and numbred them in Telaint, two hundred thousand footmen, and teta thousand men of Judah.

And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.

And Saul faid unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, left I destroy you with them; for ye fhewed kindness to all the children of Ifrael when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.

7 And Saul fmote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comeft to Shur that is over againft Egypt.

8 And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly deftroyed all the people with the edge of the fword,

9 But Saul and the people fpared Agaga and the beft of the fheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly deftroy them bur every thing that was vile and refufe, that they deftroyed utterly.

10 Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, faying,

Now the fons of Saul were Jonaind Ihui, and Melchi-fhua: and 11 It repentech me that I have fet p nes of his two daughters were thefes Saul to be king: for he is turned back me of the first-born Merab, and from following me, and hath not perne of the younger Michal: formed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.

And the name of Sauls wife was
im the daughter of Ahimaaz: and
ne of the captain of his hoft was
the fon of Ner, Sauls uncle.
And Kifh was the father of Saul;
er the father of Abner was the fon
el.
And there was fore war againft the
ines all the days of Saul; and when

12 And when Samuel rofe early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, faying, Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he fet him up a place, and is gone about, and paffed on, and gone down to Gilgal.

13 And Samuel came to Saul: and

away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his
mantle, and it rent.

om the Amalekites: for the peo-28 And Samuel faid unto him, TheLoD
hath rent the kingdom of Ifrael from
thee this day,and hath given itto a neigh-
bour of thine, that is better than thou

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Nd the LORD faid unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, feeing I have rejected him from reigning over Ifrael?fill thine horn with oyl, and go, I will fend thee to Jeffe the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his fons.

2 And Samuel faid, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD faid, Take an heifer with thee, and fay, I am come to facrifice to the LORD.

3 And call Jeffe to the facrifice, and I will thew thee what thon fhalt do: and

Samuel anointeth David.

Chap. xvi, xvii.

Goliath defieth Ifrael

5 And he faid, Peaceably: I am come Jeffe the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning to facrifice unto the LORD: fan&tifie in playing, and a mighty valiant man, your felves, and come with me to the and a man of war, and prudent in mat facrifice. And he fanctified Jeffe and ters, and a comely perfon, and the Loxp his fons, & called them to the facrifice. is with him. 6 And it came to pafs when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and faid, Surely the LORDS anointed is before him.

8 Then Jeffe called Abinadab, and made him pafs before Samuel: and he faid,Neither hath the LORD chofen this. 9 Then Jeffe made Shammah to pafs by: and he faid, Neither hath the LORD chofen this.

19 Wherefore Saul fent meffengers unto Jeffe, and faid, Send me David thy fon, which is with the fheep.

20 And Jeffe took an afs laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and fent them by David his fon unto Saul.

21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer,

22 And Saul fent to Jeffe, faying, Let David, I pray thee, ftand before me : for he hath found favour in my fight.

23 And it came to pass when the evil fpirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp and played with his hand: fo Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

10 Again, Jeffe made feven of his fons to pafs before Samuel : and Samuel faid unto Jeffe, The LORD hath not chofen 1 these.

11 And Samuel faid unto Jeffe, Are here all thy children? And he faid, There remaineth yet the youngeft, and behold, he keepeth the fheep. And Samuel faid unto Jeffe, Send and fetch him: for we will not fit down till he come hither.

12 And he fent and brought him in Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD faid, Arise, a noint him: for this is he.

13 Then Samuel took the horn of oyl, and anointed him in the midft of his brethren and the fpirit of the LORD came upon David, from that day forward: fo Samuel rofe up and went to Ramah.

14 But the fpirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him. 17

15 And Sauls fervants faid unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

16 Let our lord now command thy fervants which are before thee, to feek out a man who is a cunning player on an harp and it fhall come to pafs when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he fhall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

17 And Saul faid unto his fervants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

18 Then anfwered one of the fervants, and faid, Behold, I have seen a fop of

CHA P. XVII.

The armies of the Ifraelites and Phili fines being ready to battle, 4 Goliath cometh proudly forth to challenge a combat: 12 David fent by his father to visit his brethren, accepteth the challenge.

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Ow the Philiftines gathered toge

ther their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.

2 And Saul and the men of Ifrael were | gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and fet the battle in aray against the Philistines.

3 And the Philiftines flood on a mountain on the one fide, and Ifrael ftood on a mountain on the other fide: and there was a valley between them.

4 And there went out a champion our of the camp of the Philiftines, named Goliath of Gath, whofe height was fix cubits and a span.

And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail and the weight of the coat was five thousand fhekels of brafs.

6 And he had greaves of brafs upon his legs, and a target of brass between his fhoulders.

7 And the staff of his fpear was like a weavers beam, and his fpears head weigh ed fix hundred fhekels of iron and one bearing a fhield, went before him.

8 And he ftood and cried unto the armies of Ifrael, and faid unto them, Why are re come out to let your battle in aray?

ats: but if I prevail against him,
ill him, then thall ye be our fer-
and ferve us.

And the Philiftine faid, I defie the
s of Ifrael this day give me a man,
we may fight together.
When Saul and all Ifrael heard
words of the Philiftine, they were
yed, and greatly afraid.

Now, David was the fon of that thite of Beth-lehem-judah, whofe was Jeffe, and he had eight fons: he man went among men for an old in the days of Saul.

And the three eldeft fons of Jeffe and followed Saul to the battle he names of his three fons that went e battle, were Eliab the firft-born, next unto him, Abinadab, and ird, Shammah.

And David was the youngeft: and hree eldeft followed Saul.

But David went,and returned from to feed his fathers sheep at Beth

n.

And the Philiftine drew near, ing and evening, and prefented elf forty days.

And Jeffe faid unto David his fon, now for thy brethren an ephah of patched corn, and thefe ten loaves, run to the camp to thy brethren, And, carty chefe ten cheefes unto captain of their thoufand, and look chy brethren fare, and take their ge.

Now Saul, and they, and all the of Ifrael were in the valley of Elah, ing with the Philistines.

And David rofeup early in the ning, and left the fheep with a keepand took, and went, as Jeffe had manded him ; and he came to the ch, as the hoft was going forth to ight, and shouted for the battle.

For Ifrael and the Philiftines had the battle in aray, army againft

And David left his carriage in the t of the keeper of the carriage, and nto the army, and came and faluted brethren.20

25 And the men of Ifrael faid, Haye ye feen this man that is come up? furely to defie Ifrael is he come up and it fhall be that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his fathers houfe free in Ifrael.

26 And David (pake to the men that food by him, faying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Phili ftine, and taketh away the reproach from Ifrael? for who is this uncircumcifed Philiftine, that he should defie the armies of the living God?

27. And the people answered him af ter this manner, faying, So fhall it be done to the man that killeth him.

28 And Eliab his eldeft brother heard when he spake unto the men ; and Eliabs anger was kindled against David, and he faid, Why cameft thou down hither? and with whom haft thou left thofe few sheep in the wilderness? 1 know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down, that thou mightft fee the battle.

29 And David faid, What have I now done? Is there not a caufe?

130 And he turned from him to wards another, and fpake after the fame manner and the people answered him again after the former manner.

31 And when the words were heard which David (pake, they rehearsed them before Saul and he fent for him.

32And David faid to Saul, Let no mans heart fail because of him; thy fer vant will go and fight with thisPhiliftine

33 And Saul faid to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philiftine, to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and hea man of war from his youth.

34 And David faid unto Saul, Thy fervant kept his Fathers fheep, and there came a lion and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock.ds

35 And I went out after him, and fmote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arofe against me, I caught him by his beard, and more him, and flew him.

36 Thy fervant flew both the lion

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46 This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand, and I will fmite 1 Jonathan loveth David. 5 Saul envy thee, and take thine head from thee,ing his praife, 10 feeking to kill him in