Saul fent to destroy the Amalekites : Chap. xv. 50 And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his hoft was Abner, the fon of Ner, Saul's uncle. 51 And Kith was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the fon of Abiel. 52 And there was fore war against the I Samuel fendeth Saul to deftroy Amalek. Thus faith the LORD of hofts, I remember that which Amalek did to Ifrael, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt. 3. Now go and fmite Amalek, and utterly deftroy all that they have, and fpare them not; but flay both man and woman, infant and fuckling, ox and theep, camel and afs. 4 And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. 5 And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley. 6 And Saul faid unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, left I deftroy you with them for ye fhewed kindness to all the children of Ifrael, when they came up out of Egypt, So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites, 7 And Saul fmote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comeft to Shur, that is over against Egypt. 8 And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly deftroyed all the people with the edge of the fword. He fpareth Agag. 12 And when Samuel rofe early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, faying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he fet him up a place, and is gone about, and paffed on, and gone down to Gilgal. 13 And Samuel came to Saul and Saul faid unto him, Bleffed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD. 14 And Samuel faid, What meaneth then this bleating of the fheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which hear? I 15 And Saul faid, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people fpared the beft of the flicep and of the oxen, to facrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the reft we have utterly deftroyed. 16 Then Samuel faid unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath faid to me this night. And he faid unto me, Say on. 17 And Samuel faid, When thou wast little in thine cwn fight, waft thou not made the head of the tribes of Ifrael, and the LORD anointed thee king over Ifrael? 18 And the LORD fent thee on a journey, and faid, Go and utterly destroy the finners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be confumed. 19 Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didft fly upon the fpoil, and didft evil in the fight of the LORD? 20 And Saul faid unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD fent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly deftroyed the Amalekites. 21 But the people took of the spoil, fheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly deftroyed, to facrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal. 22 And Samuel faid, Hath the LORD 9 But Saul and the people fpared Aas great delight in burnt offerings and gag, and the best of the Theep, and of the facrifices, as in obeying the voice of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, LORD? Behold, to obey is better than and all that was good, and would not facrifice, and to hearken than the fat of utterly deftroy them: but every thing rams. that was vile and refufe, that they de- 23 For rebellion is ds the fin of witchftroyed utterly. Io. Then came the word of unto Samuel, faying, the D craft, and ftubbornnefs is as iniquity and LORD idolatry. Because thou haft rejected the word of the LORD, he hath alto rejected thee from being king. 11 It repenteth me that I have fet up Saul to be king for he for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel and he cried unto the LORD all night. 24 And Saul faid unto Samuel, I have finned: for I have tranfgreffed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words becaufe I feared the people, and obeyed. their voice. R3 25 Now Samuel killeth Agag. 1. SAMUEL. 25 Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my fin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD. 26 And Samuel faid unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou haft rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Ifrael. 27 And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the fkirt of his mantle, and it rent. 28 And Samuel faid unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Ifrael from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou. 29 And alfo the Strength of Ifrael will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he fhould repent. 30 Then he faid, I have finned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Ifrael, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God. 31 So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the LORD. 32 Then faid Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag faid, Surely the bitterness of death is paft. 33 And Samuel faid, As thy fword hath made women childless, so fhall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal. 34 Then Samuel went to Ramah; and: Saul went up to his houfe to Gibeah of Saul. 35 And Samuel came no more to fee Saul until the day of his death: neverthelefs Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Ifrael. CHAP. XVI. I Samuel fent by God under a pretence of a facrifice, cometh to Beth-lehem. 6 His human judgment is reproved. 11 He anginteth David. ND the LORD faid unto Samuel, He anointeth David. 4 And Samuel did that which the LORD fpake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his com ing, and faid, Comeft thou peaceably? 5 And he faid, Peaceably: I am come to facrifice unto the LORD: fanctify yourfelves, and come with me to the facrifice. And he fanctified Jeffe and his fons, and called them to the sacrifice. 6 ¶ And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and faid, Surely the LORD's anointed is before him. 7 But the LORD faid unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height. of his ftature; because I have refused him; for the LORD feeth not as man feeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. 8 Then Jeffe called Abinadab, and made him pafs before Samuel. And be faid, Neither hath the LORD chofen this, 9 Then Jeffe made Shammah to pass by. And he faid, Neither hath the LORD chofen this. 10 Again, Jeffe made feven of his fons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel faid unto Jeffe, The LORD hath not chofen these. 11 ¶ And Samuel faid unto Jeffe, Are here all thy children? And he faid, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the fheep. And Samuel faid unto Jeffe, Send and fetch him: for we will not fit down till he come hither. 12 And he fent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to And the LORD faid, Arife, anoint him: for this is he. 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midft of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rofe up, and went to Ramah. 14 But the Spirit of the LORD departed froin Saul, and an evil fpirit from the LORD troubled him. And Saul's fervants faid unto him, A How long wilt thou mourn for Saul; Behold now, an evil spirit from God feeing I have rejected him from reigning troubleth thee. J over Ifrael? fill thine horn with oil, and 16 Let our lord now command thy go, I will fend thee to Jeffe the Beth-le-fervants, which are before thee, to feek hemite for I have provided me a king out a man, who is a cunning player on among his fons. 2 And Samuel faid, How can I go? If Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD faid, Take an heifer with thee, and fay, I am come to facrifice to the LORD. 3 And call Jefle to the sacrifice, and I will fhew thee what thou fhalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee. an harp and it fhall come to pass, when the evil fpirit from God is upon thee, that he fhall play with his hand, and thou fhalt be well. 17 And Saul faid unto his fervants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me. 18 Then anfwered one of the fervants, and faid, Behold, I have feen a fon of Jeffe Goliath's challenge. Chap. xvii. David accepteth it. Jeffe the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning 9 If he be able to fight with me, and in playing, and a mighty valiant man, to kill me, then will we be your fervants: and a man of war, and prudent in mat- but if I prevail against him, and kill him, ters, and a comely perfon, and the LORD then fhall ye be our fervants, and ferve us. is with him. TO And the Philiftine faid, I defy the Wherefore Saul fent meffengers un-armies of Ifrael this day; give me a man, to Jeffe, and faid, Send me David thy that we may fight together. fon, which is with the fheep. 20 And Jeffe took an als laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and fent them by David his fon unto Saul. 21 And David came to Saul, and flood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer. 22 And Saul fent to Jeffe, faying, Let David, I pray thee, ftand before me; for he hath found favour in my fight. 23 And it came to pafs, when the evil fpirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: fo Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil fpirit departed from him. CHAP. XVII. The armies of the Ifraelites and Philifines being ready to battle, 4 Goliath cometh proudly forth to challenge a combat. 12 David accepteth the challenge; 38 and flayeth the giant. Now OW the Philiftines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim. 2 And Saul and the men of Ifrael were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and fet the battle in array against the Philistines. 3 And the Philiftines ftood on a mountain on the one fide, and Ifrael stood on a mountain on the other fide: and there avas a valley between them. 4 And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philiftines, named Goliath, of Gath, whofe height was fix cubits and a span. 5 And he had an helmet of brafs upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand fhekels of brafs. 6 And he had greaves of brafs upon his legs, and a target of brafs between his houlders. 7 And the ftaff of his fpear was like a weaver's beam; and his fpear's head aveighed fix hundred fhekels of iron: and one bearing a fhield went before him. 8 And he ftood and cried unto the armies of Ifrael, and faid unto them, Why are ye come out to fet your battle in array? am not I a Philiftine, and ye fervants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. II When Saul and all Ifrael heard thofe words of the Philiftine, they were difmayed, and greatly afraid. 12 Now David avas the fon of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whofe name was Jeffe; and he had eight fons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul. 13 And the three eldeft fons of Jeffe went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three fons that went to the battle avere Eliab the firftborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. 14 And David was the youngeft: and the three eldeft followed Saul. 15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's fheep at Bethlehem. 16 And the Philiftine drew near morning and evening, and prefented himself forty days. 17 And Jeffe faid unto David his fon, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and thefe ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren; 18 And carry there ten cheefes unto the captain of their thoufand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge. 19 Now Saul, and they, and all the mer of Ifrael, avere in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines. 20 And David rofe up early in the morning, and left the fheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jeffe had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the hoft was going forth to the fight, and fhouted for the battle. 21 For Ifrael and the Philiftines had put the battle in array, army againft army. 22 And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and faluted his brethren. 23 And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philiftine of Geth, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philiftines, and fpake according to the fame words: and David heard them. 24 And all the men of Ifrael, when they faw the man, filed from him, and were fore afraid. 25 And the men of Ifrael faid, Have ye feen this man that is come up? furely to defy Ifrael is he come up; and it fhall be, R 4 David engageth aith, 1. SAMUEL. that the man who killeth him, the king 27 And the people answered him after 28 And Eliab his eldeft brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he faid, Why cameft thou down hither? and with whom haft thou left thofe few sheep in the wildernefs? I know thy pride, and | the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest'fee the battle. 29 And David faid, What have I now done? Is there not a cause? 30 And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people antwered him again after the former manner. 31 And when the words were heard which David fpake, they rehearfed them before Saul: and he fent for him." 32 And David faid te Saul, Let no man's heart fail becaufe of him; thy fervant will go and fight with this Philiftine. 33 And Saul faid to David, Thou art not able to go again this Philiftine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. 34 And David faid unto Saul, Thy fervant kept his father's fheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the Rock: 35 And I went out after him, and fmote him, and delivered it out of his mouth and when he arofe againft me, I caught him by his béard, and fimote him, and flew him. 36 Thy fervant flew both the lion and the bear and this uncircumcifed Philiftine fhall be as one of them, fecing he hath defied the armies of the living God. 37 David faid 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 Philifline. And Saul faid unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee. 38 And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brafs upon his head; alfo he armed him with a coat of mail. 39 And David girded his fword upon his armour, and he and flayeth Goliath. affayed to go; for he And David faid unto with these; for I have And David put them 40 And he took his ftaff in his hand, and chofe him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a 'fhepherd's bag which he had, even in a fcrip; and his fling quas in his hand: and he drew near to the Philiftine. 41 And the Philiftine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the fhield went before him. 42 And when the Philiftine looked about, and saw David, he difdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. 43 And the Philiftine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comeft to me with ftaves? And the Fhiliftine curfed David by his gods. 44 And the Philiftine faid to David, Cone to me, and I will give thy fleth unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. 45 Then faid David to the Philistine, Thou comeit to me with a fword, and with a fpear, and with a fhield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hofts, the God of the armies of Ifrael, whom thou haft defied. 46 This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will fmite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcafes of the hoft of the Philiftines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beafts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Ifrael. 47 And all this affembly fhall know that the LORD faveth not with fword and fpear for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give you into our hands. 48 And it came to pafs, when the Philiftine arofe, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hafted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philiftine. 49 And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a ftone, and flang it, and fmote the Philiftine in his forehead, that the ftone funk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. 50 So David prevailed over the Philiftine with a fling and with a stone, and fmote the Philiftine, and flew him; but there was no fword in the hand of David. 51 Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philiftine, and took his fword, and drew it out of the fheath thereof, and flew him, and cut off his head therewith, And when the Philiftines faw their cham. pion was dead, they fled. Saul envieth David's praise, and feeketh to kill him 8 And Saul was very wroth, and the faying difpleafed him; and he said, They have afcribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have afcribed but thoufands: and what can he have more but the kingdom? Chap. xviii. 52 And the men of Ifrael and of Ju-| dah arofe, and fhouted, and purfued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaarim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron. 53 And the children of Ifrael returned from chafing after the Philiftines, and they fpoiled their tents. 54 And David took the head of the Philiftine, and brought it to Jerufalem; but he put his armour in his tent. 55 And when Saul faw David go forth against the Philiftine, he faid unto Abner, the captain of the hoft, Abner, whofe fon is this youth? And Abner faid, As thy foul liveth, O king, I cannot tell. 56 And the king faid, Enquire thou whofe fon the ftripling is. 57 And as David returned from the flaughter of the Philiftine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philiftine in his hand. 58 And Saul faid to him, Whofe fon art thou, thou young man? And David anfwered, I am the fon of thy fervant Jeffe the Beth-lehemite. CHAP. XVIII. 1 Jonathan loveth David. 5 Saul envieth his praife, 10 feeketh to kill him in his fury, 12 feareth him for his good fuccefs, 17 offereth him bis daughter for a fnare. ND it came to pass, when he had A made an end of fpeaking unto Saul, that the foul of Jonathan was knit with the foul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own foul. 2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to father's houfe. his 3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own foul. 4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his fword, and to his bow, and to his girdle. 5 And David went out whitherfoever Saul fent him, and behaved himself wifely and Saul fet him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the fight of all the people, and alfo in the fight of Saul's fervants. 9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. 21071 ད 10 ¶ And it came to pafs on the morrow, that the evil fpirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophefied in the midft of the houfe: and David played with his hand, as at other times; and there was a javelin in Saul's hand. II And Saul caft the javelin; for he faid, I will fmite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his prefence twice. 12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul. 13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thoufand; and he went out and came in before the people. 14 And David behaved himself wifely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him. 15 Wherefore when Saul faw that he behaved himself very wifely, he was afraid of him. 16 But all Ifrael and Judah loved David, becaufe he went out and came in before them. 17 And Saul faid to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou yaliant for me, and fight the LORD's battles. For Saul faid, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him. 18 And David faid unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Ifrael, that I fhould be fon in law to the king? 19 But it came to pafs at the time when Merab Saul's daughter fhould have been given to David, that he was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife. 20 And Michal Saul's daughter loved David and they told Saul, and the thing pleafed him. 21 And Saul faid, I will give him her, that he may be a fnare to him, and that the hand of the Philiftines may be againft him. Wherefore Saul faid to David, Thou shalt this day be my fon in law 6 And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the flaugh. ter of the Philiftine, that the women came out of all cities of Ifrael, finging and danc-in the one of the twain. ing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with 22 And Saul commanded his fervants, joy, and with iuftruments of mufic. faying, Commune with David fecretly, 7 And the women anfwered one ano-and fay, Behold, the king hath delight ther as they played, and faid, Saul hath in thee, and all his fervants love thee: flain his thoufands, and David his ten now therefore be the king's fon in law. thousands. 23 And |