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And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for thou
art but a young man, and he a man of war from his youth.
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And David replied unto Saul, Thy slave was the pastor of his father’s sheep, and
if a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock,
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I went out after him and smote him and delivered
it out of his mouth; and if he arose against me, I caught
him by his beard and smote him and slew him.
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Whether it was a lion or a bear thy slave would kill it, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he has dishonoured the armies of the living God.
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David said moreover, The LORD that 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 unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.
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And Saul clothed David with his clothing, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head; he also armed him with a coat of mail.
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And David girded
Saul’s sword upon
Saul’s clothing, and he undertook to go, for he had not proved
them. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these, for I have not proved
them. And putting them off, David
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took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones out of the brook and put them in a shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a provision bag, and with his sling in his hand he drew near to the Philistine.
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And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David, and the man that bore the shield
went before him.
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And when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he disdained him, for he was
but a youth and ruddy and of a fair countenance.
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And the Philistine said unto David,
Am I a dog that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.