1 Kings — Chapter 17

ranne to the place of the batcel, and asked if al things went wel with bis brethren. 23, And when he yet f{pake to them, that man the baftard appeared comming vp, named Goliath , the Philiftian of Geth, comming vp from the campe ot the Philiftians : and he {peaking thefe felf-fame words , Dauid heard them, 24. And al the Ifraelices when they had feen the man, fled from his face , fearing him exceedingly. 25. And fome one of Ifrael fayd: Haue you fcen this man that came vp , to defye Ifrac] he came vp ? The {6)Chrift ouer- man therefore(é) that thal {trike him,the King wil gine him his daugh- ciel we the ter,and he wil make his fathers houfe without tribute in Ifrael.26.And the Cheneie Dauid {pake to the men that ftood with him , faying : What inal be his fpoufe, 5, $iuen tothe man that fhal beate this Philiftian, and fhal rake away the Greg. reproch trom Ifrael? For who is this vncircumcifed Philiftian , which hath vpbraided the armies of the lining God? 27. And the people repor- ted vato hii the {clt-fame word , faying : Thefe things thal be giuen to the man,that fhal ftrike hin, 28. Which when Eliab his cldeft brother had heard , wher he fp:ke with others , he was angrie againft Dauid, aud fayd : Wherefore cameft thou? and why haft thou lett thofe few {heep in the defert ? 1 know thy pride , and the wickednes of thy hart: thatto fee the battel thou art come downe. 29, And Dauid fayd: What hane I done?is there notcaufe to {peake?30, And he went alitie alide fr him to an other, and fayd the felf-fame word. And the people anfwered him.as before. 31, And the words which Dauid fpake were heard, and told in the fight of Saul. 32. To whom whsen he was brought, he {pake vnto him : Let not any mans hart be difcouraged in him: I thy feruant wil goc, and wil ight againft the Philiftian. 33.And Saul faid to Da- uid.: Thou are not able to refift this Philittian , nor to fight againft him, bceaufe thou art a childe, but he is a man of warre from his youth, 34, And Dauid fayd to Saul: Thy feruant did feed his father, flock , aid there caine a lyon,” orabeare , and tookearamme out of * or,for . land.v. the 36, 36, Dauid. Goliath. OF KINGS. 545 the middes of the flocke : 35,and 1 puriued them, and itrucke them, & plucked thern out of their mouth, and they arofe vp agaiaft me, and 1 caught their chinne,& I ftrangled and flew th€.36.For (¢) both the lyon and the beare did I thy feruant kil : therefore this vncircunicifed Phili- ftian alfo fhal be as it were one of thé. Now wil I goe & take away the reproch of the people : for who is this vncircumcifed Phililtian, which hath been fo hardie to curfe the hoft of the liuiug God > 37. And Dauid fayd : Our Lord which hath delivered me fromthe hand of the lion, and of the beare he wil deliver me from the hand of this Phiiiftias.And Saul fayd to Dauid: Goe,& our Lord be with thee.38, And Saul clothed Dauid with his rayments,& pur an helmet of braffe vpon his head, and vefted him with a coate of matle.;9.Dauil therefore being girded with his fword ouer his rayment,began to proueifhe could goe armed: for he was not accuftomed. And Dauid faydto Saul: 1 can nor goe fo,be- caufe I am not vied,& he layd ché off. go. And he tooke his ftaffe, which he had alwaies in his hands,& he chofe him fue moft bright ftones out of the torrent , and caft them into the fhepheards skrip, which he had with him,& he tookea fling in his hand,& wene forth againft the Phi- liftian.g1.And the Philiftian went,going,& appreching again{t Dauid, and his cfquier before him. 42. And when the Philiftian had {een and beheld Dauil, he defpifed him. And he was a yong man red and beautiful to behold. 43, And the Philiftian fayd to Dauid.: Why am] a dogge,that thou commeft to me with a ftaffe:And the Philittian curfed Dauid in his Gods, 44.and fayd to Dauid: Come to me, & 1] wil gine thy fleih tothe foules of the ayre and the beafts of the carth. qs. And Dauid fayd to the Philiftian: Thou commeft to me witha {word ,& fpeare,& the bands of Ifrael, whom thou haft defied 46. this day, and our Lord fhal gine thee in my hand, & I thal ftrike thee,and take away.thy head from thee: and I thal giuc the carcafies of the campe ofthe Philifthiums this day to the foules of the ayre , and to the beafts of the earth: that al the earth may know chat there is a God in Irae]. 47. And al this afféblie fhal know, that not in fword,nor in {peare, doth our Lord faue, for itis his battel,& he wil deliuer you into our hands, 48, When the Philiftiantherefore was rifen vp,& came & approched againft Dauid, Dauid made haft, & ran to the battel againft the Philiftian. 49, And he put his hand into his skrip , and tooke one ftone, and caft it with the Mlig,and fetching it about ftrucke the Philiftian in(a)the forehead, and he tclon his face vp6 the carth.sc,And Dauid preuatied again{t the Phi- _ iftian withdling and ftonc,and he ftrucke, and flew the Philiftian. And whereas Dauid had no {word in his hand, 51. he ran , and ftood vpon the Philiftian,and tooke nis fword, and drew it out of the fcabard,and flew him,& cut off his head.And the Philiftniims feeing thatthe ftron- geft of thé was dead, did flve. 52. And the mica of Ifrael & Iuda rifing vp thoured, & purfucd the Philutias ti] they came into avalicy to the gates Bbbb a ~ ot. Accaron theeld , but] cometothec in the name of the Lord of hofts , the God of (c)He that hac ouercome the fpirit cf pride &of carnalitie ‘fignified by a lion & a beare) is able alfo to ouercome the diuel, 3 @)Pride hauing impudencie of the forhead,1s ouerthrowne by humilitre of \Chrifts crofie: iwhofe Gone therfore we. caric.in our fort.cad.5. Ang li. 50, homie, 3h. a fwel.ch.16.v.21 (e) Saul knew not Dauid,be- ing perhaps in a thepwards habire:thouch he had nor lag before ferued & pleafed him (a) This hap- ned nor im- mediately after YeainftGoliath, }fome time in the viétorie a- but when Da- uid had dwelt Sauls houfe, & Was very gratc- fulto him,&to al the cource people. (b} When the praifes of one import dimi- nifhing of an other,he thaz is 5 46 FIRST-BOOK Dauid Goliath. of Accaron ,and there fel wounded of the Philtfthiims in the way of Saratin, as farre as Geth, and as farre as Accaron, 53. And the children of Ifrael returning, after they had purfued the Philiftians,inuaded their campe.s4.And Dauid taking the head of thePhiliftian brought it into Terafalem:but his armour he layd in his tabernacle. 5s. And at the fame time that Saul {aw Dauid going forth againft the Philiftian, he fayd to Abner the Prince of the armie ; (¢ ) Of what ftocke is this youg man defcended , Abner? And Abner fayd: Thy foule liueth, o King, if I know.56.And the King fayd:Aske thou whofe fonne this yong manis. 57-And when Dauid was returned, after the Philifthian was laine, Abner tooke him, and brought him in before Saul, hauing the head of the Philifthianin hishand, 58. And Saul fayd tonim:O yong man, of what progenie art thou? And Dauid fayd: Iam thefonne of thy feruant If{ai the Bethlehemire,

Christ ouercomming the diuel receiued the Church to his spouse. S. Greg.

Saul knew not Dauid, being perhaps in a shepheards habite: though he had not long before serued and pleased him wel. ch. 16. v. 21.