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6 And he had greaves of bronze upon his legs, and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.
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on his legs he wore bronze greaves, and a bronze javelin was slung on his back.
7 And the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron; and his shield-bearer went before him.
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His spear shaft was like a weaver’s rod, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. His shield bearer went ahead of him.
8 He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, "Why have you come out to draw up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.
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Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose a man and have him come down to me.
9 If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants; but if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and serve us."
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If he is able to fight and kill me, we will become your subjects; but if I overcome him and kill him, you will become our subjects and serve us.”
10 And the Philistine said, "I defy the ranks of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together."
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Then the Philistine said, “This day I defy the armies of Israel! Give me a man and let us fight each other.”
11 When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
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On hearing the Philistine’s words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified.
12 Now David was the son of an Eph'rathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. In the days of Saul the man was already old and advanced in years.
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Now David was the son of an Ephrathite named Jesse, who was from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and in Saul’s time he was very old.
13 The three eldest sons of Jesse had followed Saul to the battle; and the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eli'ab the first-born, and next to him Abin'adab, and the third Shammah.
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Jesse’s three oldest sons had followed Saul to the war: The firstborn was Eliab; the second, Abinadab; and the third, Shammah.
14 David was the youngest; the three eldest followed Saul,
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David was the youngest. The three oldest followed Saul,
15 but David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.
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but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.
16 For forty days the Philistine came forward and took his stand, morning and evening.
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For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand.
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