fathers out of Egypt, and and ferve him, and obey his made them dwell in this place. voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then fhall both ye, and also the king that reigneth over you, continue following the Lord your God: 15 But if ye will not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then fhall the hand of the Lord be against you, as it was against your fathers. 10 And they cried unto the Lord, and faid, We have finned, because we have for- 16 Now therefore ftand faken the Lord, and have [and fee this great thing which ferved Baalim and Afhta- the Lord will do before your roth but now deliver us eyes. out of the hand of our enemies, and we will ferve thee. II And the Lord fent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every fide, and ye dwelled fafe. 17 Is it not wheat-harvest to day? I will call unto the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain: that ye may perceive and fee that your wickednefs is great which ye have done in the fight of the Lord, in afking you a king. 18 So Samuel called unto the Lord, and the Lord fent and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel. 12 And when ye faw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came a-thunder and rain that day: gainst you, ye faid unto me, Nay, but a king fhall reign over us; when the Lord your God was your king. 13 Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chofen, and whom ye have defired and behold the Lord hath fet a king over you. 14 If ye will fear the Lord, 19 And all the people faid unto Samuel, Pray for thy fervants unto the Lord thy God, that we die not; for we have added unto all our fins this evil, to afk us a king. 20 And Samuel faid unto the people, Fear not, ye have And the 2 And Samuel faid, How have done all this wickedness: his fons. 22 For the Lord will not forfake his people, for his great name's fake: because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people. 23 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should fin against the Lord, in ceafing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way: 24 Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for confider how great things he hath done for you. 25 But if ye fhall ftill do wickedly, ye fhall be confumed, both ye and your king. 3. And call Jeffe to the facrifice, and I will fhew thee what thou shalt do: and thou fhalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee. 4 And Samuel did that which the Lord fpake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and faid, Comeft thou peaceably? 5 And he faid, Peaceably: I am come to facrifice unto the Lord: fanctify yourselves, and come with me to the facrifice. And he fanctified Jeffe and his fons, and called them to the facrifice. 6 And it came to pafs when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and faid, Surely the Lord's anointed is before him. 7 But the Lord said 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 looketh on the heart. 8 Then Jeffe called Abinadab, and made him pafs before Samuel. And he faid, Neither hath the Lord chofen this. 9 Then Jeffe made Shammah to pals by. And he faid, Neither hath the Lord chofen this. 10 Again, Jeffe made feven of his fons to pafs before Samuel. And Samuel faid unto Jeffe, The Lord hath not chosen 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 said 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. Lord departed from Saul, and an evil fpirit from the Lord troubled him. 15 And Saul's fervant faid unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. 16 Let our lord now command thy fervants which are before thee to feek out a man who is a cunning player on an harp: and it fhall come to pass when the evil spirit 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 answered one of the fervants, and faid, Behold, I have seen a fon of Jeffe the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely perfon, and the Lord is with him. 19 ¶ Wherefore Saul fent 13 Then Samuel took the meffengers unto Jeffe, and horn of oil, and anointed faid, Send me David thy him in the midst of his bre-fon, which is with the sheep. thren. And the Spirit of 20 And Jeffe took an ass the Lord came upon David laden with bread, and a from that day forward. So bottle of wine, and a kid, Samuel rofe up, and went to and fent them by David his Ramah. fon unto Saul. 14 But the Spirit of the 21 And David came to Saul, Saul, and ftood before him : |a champion out of the camp and he loved him greatly, of the Philiftines, named and he became his armour- Goliath, of Gath, whofe height was fix cubits and a fpan. bearer. 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. WOW the Philistines ga 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 brass. 6 And he had greaves of brafs upon his legs, and a target of brafs between his fhoulders. 7 And the ftaff of his fpear was like a weaver's beam; and his fpear's head weighed fix hundred fhekels of iron: and one bearing a Nthered together their fhield went before him. armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. 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 Philiftines. 3 And the Philistines ftood on a mountain on the one fide, and Ifrael ftood on a mountain on the other fide: and there was a valley between them. 4 ¶ And there went out 8 And he ftood and cried unto the armies of Ifrael, and faid unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philiftine, and ye fervants to Saul? choose ye a man for you, and let him come down to me. 9 If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your fer vants : but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then fhall ye be our fervants, and ferve us. 10 And the Philiftine faid, I defy the armies of Ifrael. this day; give me a man, P that that we may fight together. II When Saul and all Ifrael heard thofe words of the Philiftine, they were dif mayed and greatly afraid. 12 Now David was the fon of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah whose name was Jeffe: and he had eight fons and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul. their thoufand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge. 19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Ifrael were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philiftines. 20 And David rose 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 shouted for the battle. 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, were Eliab the first-born; and next unto him, Abina-array, army against army. dab; and the third Shammah. 14 And David was the youngest : and the three eldeft followed Saul. 15 But David went and returned from Saul, to feed his father's fheep at Bethlehem. 21 For Ifrael and the Philiftines had put the battle in 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 Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philiftines, and spake accord 16 And the Philiftine drew near morning and evening, and prefented himself fortying to the fame words and days. David heard them. 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 thefe ten chcefes unto the captain of 24 And all the men of Ifrael, when they faw the man, fled from him, and were fore afraid. 25 And the men of Ifrael faid, Have ye feen this man that is come up? defy Ifrael is he furely to come up. And |