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46 This day, and the Lord will deliver thee into out against the Philistines, he said to Abner, the
my hand, and I will slay thee, and take away thy captain of the army: Of what family is this young
head from thee: and I will give the carcasses of man descended, Abner? And Abner said: As thy
the army of the Philistines this day to the birds soul liveth, O king, I know not.
of the air, and to the beasts of the earth: that 56 And the king said: Inquire thou, whose son
all the earth may know that there is a God in this young man is.
Israel. 57 And when David was returned, after
47 And all this assembly shall know that the the Philistine was slain, Abner took him, and
Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for it is brought him in before Saul, with the head of the
his battle, and he will deliver you into our hands. Philistine in his hand.
48 And when the Philistine arose, and was 58 And Saul said to him: Young man, of what
coming, and drew nigh to meet David, David family art thou? And David said: I am the son
made haste, and ran to the fight to meet the of thy servant Isai the Bethlehemite.
Philistine.
49 And he put his hand into his scrip, and
took a stone, and cast it with the sling, and Chapter 18

fetching it about, struck the Philistine in the
forehead, and he fell on his face upon the earth. And it came to pass, when he had made an end
50 And David prevailed over the Philistine, of speaking to Saul, the son of Jonathan was knit
with a sling and a stone, and he struck, and slew with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him
the Philistine. And as David had no sword in as his own soul.
his hand, 2 And Saul took him that day, and would not
51 He ran, and stood over the Philistine, and let him return to his father’s house.
took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath, 3 And David and Jonathan made a covenant,
and slew him, and cut off his head. And the for he loved him as his own soul.
Philistines seeing that their champion was dead, 4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the coat
fled away. with which he was clothed, and gave it to David,
52 And the men of Israel and Juda rising and the rest of his garments, even to his sword,
up shouted, and pursued after the Philistines and to his bow, and to his girdle.
till they came to the valley and to the gates of 5 And David went out to whatsoever business
Accaron, and there fell many wounded of the Saul sent him, and he behaved himself prudently:
Philistines in the way of Saraim, and as far as and Saul set him over the soldiers, and he was
Geth, and as far as Accaron. acceptable in the eyes of all the people, and es-
53 And the children of Israel returning, after pecially in the eyes of Saul’s servants.
they had pursued the Philistines, fell upon their 6 Now when David returned, after he slew the
camp. Philistine, the women came out of all the cities
54 And David taking the head of the Philis- of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul,
tine, brought it to Jerusalem: but his armour he with timbrels of joy, and cornets.
put in his tent. 7 And the women sung as they played, and
55 Now at the time that Saul saw David going they said: Saul slew his thousands, and David