God resists the proud, and pours contempt on those who defy him and his people. Goliath's challenge. Likewise, the political opponents of Solomon were his adversaries (1 Kings 11:14,23,25). The history is recorded, that all may exert themselves for the honour of God, and the support of his cause, with bold and unshaken reliance on him. He expressed his assured expectation of success; he gloried in his mean appearance and arms, that the victory might be ascribed to the Lord alone.48-58 See how frail and uncertain life is, even when a man thinks himself best fortified; how quickly, how easily, and by how small a matter, the passage may be opened for life to go out, and death to enter! 37 David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. The LORD who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine" (1 Samuel 17:36–37). 33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. COVID Death Vaccine ~ 1st Shot Changes Your DNA & Kills The Elderly ~ 2nd Shot Kills 50% Who Get It! Yazidis consider Gabriel one of the Seven Mysteries, the heptad to which God entrusted the world and sometimes identified with Melek Taus. 5 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. 32 And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine. Go forth to battle with the faith of David, and the powers of darkness shall not stand against you. 36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. The Bible calls Jesus BOTH the Lamb of God and the Lion of the tribe of Judah. 19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines. for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? 13 And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. 24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid. 16 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days. He had right and reason on his side, and did not render railing for railing; with a soft answer he turned away his brother's wrath. I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. 20 And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee. NIV New ... and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. 10 And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together. According to the ancient Gnostic manuscript, the Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit, Gabriel is a divine being and inhabitant … 42 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. (Rev 5:5) The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled. King James Version (KJV), KJV, Value Thinline Bible, Large Print, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, King James Version, KJV, Reference Bible, Personal Size Giant Print, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, King James Version, KJV, Baby's First Bible, Hardcover, Multicolor: A special keepsake for your new arrival, KJV, Vest Pocket New Testament & Psalms, Leathersoft, Black, Red Letter: Holy Bible, King James Version, KJV, Reference Bible, Super Giant Print, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, King James Version, KJV, Holy Bible, Larger Print, Paperback, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, King James Version. 11 When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid. 37 David said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. Is there not a cause? 4 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. There is nothing casual about that. (12-30) David undertakes to fight Goliath. As he had answered his brother's passion with meekness, so David answered Saul's fear with faith. 31 And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him. 52 And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. Not being used to such armour as Saul put upon him, he was not satisfied to go in that manner; this was from the Lord, that it might more plainly appear he fought and conquered in faith, and that the victory was from Him who works by the feeblest and most despised means and instruments. 19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines. Those who undertake great and public services, must not think it strange if they are spoken ill of, and opposed by those from whom they expect support and assistance. Links to prior heavily censored posts as BIN will not feature anything that goes against the Jewish Edomite party line and suppresses all my posts. 15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem. 12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul. choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. But faith, prayer, truth, and righteousness; the whole armour of God, and the mind that was in Christ; are equally needful for all the servants of the Lord, whatever may be their work.40-47 The security and presumption of fools destroy them. (31-39) and goes to meet him. 24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid. 25 And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? 17 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled. (40-47) He kills Goliath. Nothing can excel the humility, faith, and piety which appear in David's words. The Latter Day Saints hold that the angel Gabriel is the same individual as the prophet Noah in his mortal ministry. 53 And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents. 34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: 35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. 44 And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. 17 And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp of thy brethren; 18 And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge. 38 And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail. 9 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. 15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem. 53 And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents. Get yourself an Authorized (King James) Version of 1611 of the holy Bible with all the thee's and thou's and with just PLAIN text NO COMMENTARIES AMONGST THE VERSES OR CROSS-REFERENCES and read it daily, it is your bread (begin at the gospels--Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John--and fall in love with the Master, Jesus), and obey it. and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? 1 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim. 48 And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came, and drew nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. They must humbly go on with their work, in the face not only of enemies' threats, but of friends' slights and suspicions.31-39 A shepherd lad, come the same morning from keeping sheep, had more courage than all the mighty men of Israel. Moses said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘About midnight I am going out into the midst of Egypt, and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of the Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the slave girl who is behind the millstones; all the firstborn of the cattle as well. 27 And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him. 12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul. (1Sa 17:28-30) David is misunderstood and falsely accused by his brother. 44 And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. And David put them off him. am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? 46 This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. Let Saul's coat be ever so rich, and his armour ever so strong, what is David the better if they fit him not? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite. 41 And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him. 49 And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. 34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: 35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. Thus God often sends good words to his Israel, and does great things for them, by the weak and foolish things of the world. 52 And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. In times of general formality and lukewarmness, every degree of zeal which implies readiness to go further, or to venture more in the cause of God than others, will be blamed as pride and ambition, and by none more than by near relations, like Eliab, or negligent superiors. 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 Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them. 48 And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. 51 Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. 45 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. 55 And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? 8 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? 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 Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them. This reminds us of Christ, the good Shepherd, who not only ventured, but laid down his life for the sheep. 58 And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? 27 And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him. David gained leave to fight the Philistine. This conquest of his own passion was more honourable than that of Goliath. 30 And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner. 33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron. 13 And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. 57 And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand. 25 And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? 10 And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together. NLT New Living Translation. 56 And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is. 21 For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron. 34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: 35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him … KJV King James Version. 2 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. 42 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. 38 And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail. 47 And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hands. 20 And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle. ... he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. 57 And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand. 22 And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren. 16 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days. Let not the strong man glory in his strength, nor the armed man in his armour. Is there not a cause? 51 Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. It is not to be inquired how excellent any thing is, but how proper. 46 This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. 39 And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. 8 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? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? 1 Samuel 17 King James Version (KJV). 45 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. 55 And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? 54 And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent. He that has delivered, does and will continue to do so. 32 And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine. 29 And David said, What have I now done? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. ‘These, moreover, you shall detest among the birds; they are abhorrent, not to be eaten: the eagle and the vulture and the buzzard, and the kite and the falcon in its kind, every raven in its kind, read more. 9 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. 31 And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him. am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell. This interview was conducted 5 years ago when Alex Jones was still talking about the … 28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? 7 And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him. 6 And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. 7 And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him. No one ever hardened his heart against God and prospered. 36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. 22 And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren. 6 And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. 50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David. And David put them off him. 43 And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it. 11 When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid. a. surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel. 49 And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. 3 And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them. 41 And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him. There is one conflict in which all the followers of the Lamb are, and must be engaged; one enemy, more formidable than Goliath, still challenges the armies of Israel. David had killed lions and bears that went after his sheep, and he claimed the Philistine would die like them because he had "defied the armies of the living God.