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David: The Warrior King - Bible Verse List
A Novel of King David
David in 1 Samuel 17
(1 Samuel 17:1) And the Philistines gathered their armies for battle, and
gathered at Socoh of Judah, and pitched between Socoh and Azekah, in
Ephes-dammim.
(1 Samuel 17:2) And Saul and the men of Israel had gathered and pitched by the
valley of Elah, and set the battle in order against the Philistines.
(1 Samuel 17:3) And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and
Israel stood on a mountain on the other side. And there was a valley between
them.
(1 Samuel 17:4) And a champion named Goliath came out of the Philistines camp;
he was from Gath. His height was six cubits and a span.
(1 Samuel 17:5) And a bronze helmet was on his head, and he was armed with
scaled armor. And the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.
(1 Samuel 17:6) And greaves of bronze were on his legs, and a bronze javelin was
between his shoulders.
(1 Samuel 17:7) And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam. And his
spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron. And the shield bearer went in
front of him.
(1 Samuel 17:8) And he stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to
them, Why have you come out to set your battle in order? Am I not a Philistine,
and are you not servants to Saul? Choose a man for you, and let him come down to
me.
(1 Samuel 17:9) If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your
slaves. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our slaves
and serve us.
(1 Samuel 17:10) And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day.
Give me a man, and we will fight together.
(1 Samuel 17:11) And Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine,
and they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
(1 Samuel 17:12) And David was the son of an Ephrathite of Bethlehem-judah named
Jesse. And to him were eight sons. And the man was old among men in the days of
Saul.
(1 Samuel 17:13) And the three oldest sons of Jesse went out, and followed Saul
to the battle. And the names of his three sons that went to the battle were
Eliab the first-born; and his second, Abinadab; and the third Shammah.
(1 Samuel 17:14) And David was the youngest. And the three oldest followed Saul.
(1 Samuel 17:15) And David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's
sheep at Bethlehem.
(1 Samuel 17:16) And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented
himself forty days.
(1 Samuel 17:17) And Jesse said to his son David, Please take for your brothers
an ephah of this parched grain, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to
your brothers.
(1 Samuel 17:18) And carry these ten cuttings of cheeses to the commander of
their thousand, and see how your brothers are faring, and take their pledge.
(1 Samuel 17:19) And Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the
valley of Elah fighting with the Philistines.
(1 Samuel 17:20) And David rose up early in the morning and left the sheep with
a keeper, and got up and went as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the
barricade, and to the army which was going out to fight, and shouted for the
battle.
(1 Samuel 17:21) For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in order,
rank to rank.
(1 Samuel 17:22) And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the
baggage and ran into the army, and came and greeted his brothers.
(1 Samuel 17:23) And he was speaking with them. And, behold, the champion man,
named Goliath, the Philistine of Gath, came up out of the ranks of the
Philistines, and spoke according to these words. And David heard.
(1 Samuel 17:24) And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, they ran from
him and were very much afraid.
(1 Samuel 17:25) And the men of Israel said, Have you seen this man that has
come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel. And it shall be, 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.
(1 Samuel 17:26) And David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, What shall
be done to the man who kills this Philistine and takes away this shame from
Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies
of the living God?
(1 Samuel 17:27) And the people answered him in this way, saying, So shall it be
done to the man who kills him.
(1 Samuel 17:28) And his oldest brother Eliab 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
pride and the naughtiness of your heart. For you have come down to see the
battle.
(1 Samuel 17:29) And David said, What have I done now? Was it not only a word?
(1 Samuel 17:30) And he turned from him toward another, and spoke according to
this word. And the people answered him again in the same way.
(1 Samuel 17:31) And the words which David spoke were heard. And they were told
before Saul. And he sent for him.
(1 Samuel 17:32) And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him.
Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
(1 Samuel 17:33) 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 is a man of war
from his youth.
(1 Samuel 17:34) And David said to Saul, Your servant kept his father's sheep,
and there came a lion and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock.
(1 Samuel 17:35) And I went out after it and struck it, and delivered the lamb
out of its mouth. And when it rose against me, I caught it by the beard, and
struck it and killed it.
(1 Samuel 17:36) Your servant killed both the lion and the bear. And this
uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, since he has defied the
armies of the living God.
(1 Samuel 17:37) And David said, Jehovah who has delivered me out of the paw of
the lion and out of the paw of the bear, He will deliver me out of the hand of
this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go, and may Jehovah be with you.
(1 Samuel 17:38) And Saul armed David with his armor, and he put a helmet of
bronze on his head. He also armed him with scaled armor.
(1 Samuel 17:39) And David girded his sword on his armor, and he tried to go.
But he had not tested it. And David said to Saul, I cannot go with these, for I
have not tested them. And David put them off him.
(1 Samuel 17:40) And he took his staff in his hand, and chose five smooth stones
out of the brook for himself, and put them in a shepherd's vessel which he had,
even in a bag. And his sling was in his hand. And he drew near the Philistine.
(1 Samuel 17:41) And the Philistine came on and drew near David. And the man who
bore the shield was before him.
(1 Samuel 17:42) And the Philistine looked and saw David, and disdained him. For
he was only a youth, and ruddy, with a handsome appearance.
(1 Samuel 17:43) 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.
(1 Samuel 17:44) And 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.
(1 Samuel 17:45) And 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 Jehovah of
Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
(1 Samuel 17:46) Jehovah will deliver you into my hand today, and I will strike
you and take your head from you and give the bodies of the army of the
Philistines to the birds of the air today, and to the wild beasts of the earth,
so that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
(1 Samuel 17:47) And all this multitude shall know that Jehovah does not save
with sword and spear; for the battle is Jehovah's, and He will give you into our
hands.
(1 Samuel 17:48) And it happened when the Philistine rose and went and drew near
to meet David, David hurried and ran toward the ranks to meet the Philistine.
(1 Samuel 17:49) And David put his hand into his bag and took a stone from
there, and slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone
sank into his forehead. And he fell on his face to the earth.
(1 Samuel 17:50) And David was stronger than the Philistine with a sling and
with a stone. And he struck the Philistine, and killed him. But no sword was in
the hand of David.
(1 Samuel 17:51) And David ran and stood on the Philistine, and took out his
sword and drew it out of its sheath, and killed him, and cut off his head with
it. And the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, and fled.
(1 Samuel 17:52) And the men of Israel rose up and shouted, and Judah pursued
the Philistines until you come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the
wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath and to
Ekron.
(1 Samuel 17:53) And the sons of Israel returned from chasing after the
Philistines, and they spoiled their tents.
(1 Samuel 17:54) And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to
Jerusalem. But he put his armor in his tent.
(1 Samuel 17:55) And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he
said to Abner, the captain of the army, Abner, whose son is this young man? And
Abner said, As your soul lives, O king, I cannot tell.
(1 Samuel 17:56) And the king said, You go ask whose son the young man is.
(1 Samuel 17:57) And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine,
Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the head of the Philistine in
his hand.
(1 Samuel 17:58) And Saul said to him, Whose son are you, young man? And David
answered, I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.
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A List of the Characters in David: The
Warrior King with records in the Bible
Abner – Saul’s general - influential
cousin.
Achish – Philistine king.
Ahinoam – Saul’s wife.
Eliab – David’s eldest brother.
Jonathan – Saul’s son - eldest prince of Israel.
Michal – Saul’s daughter - David’s wife.
Abiathar – Priest to David who survived Saul’s slaughter at Nob - the son of
Ahimelech.
Abigail from Carmel – David’s second wife - the widow of Nabal.
Abinadab – David’s second eldest brother.
Abishai – Zeruiah’s second son.
Ahimelech – Priest who gave David bread and Goliath’s sword - was murdered
for his actions.
Ahinoam from Jezreel – servant to Abigail - David’s third wife.
Amasa – David’s nephew - his sister Abigail’s only son.
Asahel – Zeruiah’s youngest son
Bathsheba – Beautiful daughter of Eliel.
Doeg – Saul’s henchman.
Ish-bosheth – Saul’s youngest son.
Joab – Zeruiah’s oldest son.
Merab – Saul’s eldest daughter.
Pelet – David’s soldier
Rizpah – Saul’s concubine.
Samuel – Prophet who anoints David king.
Shammah – Daivd’s third eldest brother.
Abigail – David’s sister, her son is Amasa.
Abinadab ben Saul – Saul’s son.
Adriel – Merab’s husband and Saul’s son-in-law.
Hushai – One of David’s guards in the wildernesses.
Jaasiel – Abner’s son.
Malchi-shua – Saul’s son.
Mephibosheth – Jonathan’s only son.
Nethaneel – David’s fourth eldest brother.
Ozem – David’s sixth brother.
Raddai – David’s fifth brother.
Sérèn – Five princes of Philistine (Gath, Gaza, Ekron, Ashkelon, and Ashod).
Zeruiah – David’s sister - mother of Joab, Abishai, and Asahel.
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