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 Then said Saul, "But thou art but a youth, and this is a man of war."

Then David answered, "I have slain with my hands both a lion and a bear, when they came to destroy a lamb of my flock. And I can also slay this Philistine, for Jehovah, who delivered me out of the paw of the lion and of the bear, will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine."

And Saul said to David, "Go, and Jehovah be with thee." And he would have put his armor upon David, but David refused it, and taking his staff in his hand, he chose five smooth stones out of the brook and put them in the pocket of the shepherd's bag which he wore. Then with his sling in his hand, he advanced to meet Goliath.

But when Goliath saw David, he exclaimed, "Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with a staff? Come on, then, and I will give thy flesh to the fowls of the heavens and to the beasts of the field."

And David answered, "Thou comest to me with a sword and with a spear, but I come to thee in the name of Jehovah of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. This day will Jehovah deliver thee into