Discovery Box| (0.35) | 1Sa 16:4 |
| Samuel did what the Lord told him. 1 When he arrived in Bethlehem, 2 the elders of the city were afraid to meet him. They 3 said, “Do you come in peace?” |
| (0.35) | 1Sa 16:19 |
| So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is out with the sheep. |
| (0.35) | 1Sa 17:1 |
| 1 The Philistines gathered their troops 2 for battle. They assembled at Socoh in Judah. They camped in Ephes Dammim, between Socoh and Azekah. |
| (0.35) | 1Sa 17:9 |
| If he is able to fight with me and strike me down, we will become your servants. But if I prevail against him and strike him down, you will become our servants and will serve us.” |
| (0.35) | 1Sa 17:10 |
| Then the Philistine said, “I defy Israel’s troops this day! Give me a man so we can fight 1 each other!” |
| (0.35) | 1Sa 17:22 |
| After David had entrusted his cargo to the care of the supply officer, 1 he ran to the battlefront. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing. |
| (0.35) | 1Sa 17:34 |
| David replied to Saul, “Your servant has been a shepherd for his father’s flock. Whenever a lion or bear would come and carry off a sheep from the flock, |
| (0.35) | 1Sa 17:36 |
| Your servant has struck down both the lion and the bear. This uncircumcised Philistine will be just like one of them. 1 For he has defied the armies of the living God!” |
| (0.35) | 1Sa 17:42 |
| When the Philistine looked carefully at David, he despised him, for he was only a ruddy and handsome boy. |
| (0.35) | 1Sa 17:43 |
| The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you are coming after me with sticks?” 1 Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods. |
| (0.35) | 1Sa 17:44 |
| The Philistine said to David, “Come here to me, so I can give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the field!” 1 |
| (0.35) | 1Sa 17:47 |
| and all this assembly will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves! For the battle is the Lord’s, and he will deliver you into our hand.” |
| (0.35) | 1Sa 17:50 |
| 1 David prevailed over the Philistine with just the sling and the stone. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. David did not even have a sword in his hand. 2 |
| (0.35) | 1Sa 18:4 |
| Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with the rest of his gear, including his sword, his bow, and even his belt. |
| (0.35) | 1Sa 18:19 |
| When the time came for Merab, Saul’s daughter, to be given to David, she instead was given in marriage to Adriel, who was from Meholah. |
| (0.35) | 1Sa 18:23 |
| So Saul’s servants spoke these words privately 1 to David. David replied, “Is becoming the king’s son-in-law something insignificant to you? I’m just a poor and lightly-esteemed man!” |
| (0.35) | 1Sa 18:26 |
| So his servants told David these things and David agreed 1 to become the king’s son-in-law. Now the specified time had not yet expired 2 |
| (0.35) | 1Sa 18:29 |
| Saul became even more afraid of him. 1 Saul continued to be at odds with David from then on. 2 |
| (0.35) | 1Sa 19:1 |
| Then Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Saul’s son Jonathan liked David very much. 1 |
| (0.35) | 1Sa 19:10 |
| Saul tried to nail David to the wall with the spear, but he escaped from Saul’s presence and the spear drove into the wall. 1 David escaped quickly 2 that night. |
