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And Eliab his eldest brother heard him when he spoke to the men; and Eliabs anger was kindled against David, and he said to him, Why have you come down here? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your boldness and the evil of your heart; for you have come down to see the battle.

And Saul said to David, You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are but a boy, and he has been a man of war from his youth.

And David said to Saul, Your servant was tending his fathers sheep, and there came a lion and a bear, and took a lamb from the flock;

And I went out after the lion and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth; and he growled at me, and I caught him by his beard, and I smote him and slew him.

And Saul armed David with his own armor and put a helmet of brass upon his head; and armed him with a coat of mail.

And David girded his sword upon his armor, but he was unwilling to go; for he had not tried them out. So David took them off.

And he took his staff in his hand, and chose five smooth stones out of the gravel, and put them into his shepherds bag, even into his wallet, and his sling was in his hand; and he drew near to the Philistine.

And behold, the Philistine came and drew near to David; and his shieldbearer went before him.

And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come to me with a staff? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

And David put his hand in his bag and took thence a stone, and slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, and the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.

Therefore David ran and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath, and slew him and cut off his head. And when the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.

And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.

And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of his army, Whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As your soul lives, O king, I do not know.

And when David returned after he had slain the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

WHEN David had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

And Saul took him that day, and would not let him return to his fathers house.

Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because Jonathan loved David as his own soul.

And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword and his bow and his girdle.

And it came to pass after some days that an evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house, and David was playing music in his presence, as at other times; and there was a javelin in Sauls hand.

Therefore Saul removed him from his presence, and made him a commander over a thousand; and he went out to war and came in before the people.