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And Jesse said to David his son, Take, I pray, for thy brethren, this ephah of parched [corn] and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to thy brethren;
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and carry these ten cheeses to the captain of the thousand, and visit thy brethren to see how they are, and take a pledge of them.
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Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel [were] in the valley of terebinths, fighting against the Philistines.
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And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took his charge and went, as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the wagon-defence; and the host which was going forth to the battle-array shouted for the fight.
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And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, rank against rank.
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And David left the things he was carrying in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran into the ranks, and came and saluted his brethren.
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And as he talked with them, behold there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spoke according to the same words; and David heard [them].
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And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were greatly afraid.
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And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that comes up? for to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who smites him, him will the king enrich with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.
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And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that smites 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?
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And the people told him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that smites him.