The Bible Verse By Verse Continued...

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 16:14 (KJV)
But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 16:15 (KJV)
And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 16:16 (ESV)
Let our lord now command your servants who are before you to seek out a man who is skillful in playing the lyre, and when the harmful spirit from God is upon you, he will play it, and you will be well.”

 

[Johnny_B]

[FONT=Helvetica Neue, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]I Samuel 16:17 So Saul said to his servants, “Provide for me a man who can play well and bring him to me.”[/FONT]

 

[Johnny_B]

I Samuel 16:18 One of the young men answered, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence, and the Lord is with him.”

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 16:19 (ESV)
Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.”

 

[Grace777x70]

1 Samuel 16:20 (NASB)
[SUP]20 [/SUP] Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread and a jug of wine and a young goat, and sent them to Saul by David his son.

 

[willfollowsGod]

1 Samuel 16:21
New International Version (NIV)

David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul liked him very much, and David became one of his armor-bearers.

 

[slave]

[h=1](1 Samuel 16:22): ...New American Standard Bible (NASB)[/h]22 Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Let David now stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.”

 

[slave]

[h=1](1 Samuel 16:23): ...New American Standard Bible (NASB)[/h]23 So it came about whenever the evil spirit from God came to Saul, David would take the harp and play it with his hand; and Saul would be refreshed and be well, and the evil spirit would depart from him.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 17:1 (ESV)
Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle. And they were gathered at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 17:2 (KJV)
And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

 

[Ariel82]

3And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with a valley between them.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 17:4 (KJV)
And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 17:5 (KJV)
And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.

 

[Grace777x70]

1 Samuel 17:6 (NASB)
[SUP]6 [/SUP] He also had bronze greaves on his legs and a bronze javelin slung between his shoulders.

 

[willfollowsGod]

1 Samuel 17:7
New International Version (NIV)

His spear shaft was like a weaver’s rod, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels.[c] His shield bearer went ahead of him.

c. That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 17:8 (KJV)
And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 17:9 (KJV)
If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 17:10 (ESV)
And the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel this day. Give me a man, that we may fight together.”