And the Philistine said, I defy the ranks of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.

And the men of Israel said, Have you seen this man who comes up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel. And it shall be that the man who kills him, the king will enrich with great riches, will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free from taxes in Israel.

And David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the ranks of the living God!

Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has reproached the ranks of the living God.

Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?

Also Jehonathan, David's uncle, was a counselor, a wise man, and a scribe; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons.

Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, Neither has Jehovah chosen this one.

The Philistines stood on a mountain on one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side, with the valley between them.

Jesse begot Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,