The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-09
Spiritual Food
HOW DAVID SLEW
GOLIATH
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Now the PhllStineS gatheTeo
together their armies to BATH
and were gathered at Shochoh
which belongeth to Judah, ant
pitched between Shochoh ans
Azekah, in Ephesdammim. AHd
Saul and the men of Israel Wese
gathered together, and pitched y
the valley of Elah, and set tRe
battle in array against the Philils-
tines.
And the Philistines stood on a
mountain on the one side, and Is
rael stood on a mountain on the
other side: and there was a val
ley between them.
And there went out q cham
pion out of the camp of the
Philistines. named Goliath, of
Gath whose height was six
cubits and a span.
And he had a helmet of brass
upon his head, and he was armed
with coat of mail; and the
weight of the coat was five thou
sand shekels of brass. And he
had greaves of brass upon his
legs, and target of brass be-
tween his shoulders. And the
staff of his spear was like a weav-
er's beam; and his spears head
weighed six hundred shekels OF
iron: and one bearing a shield
went before him. " .. y
And he stood and, cried, unto
| the armies Of Israel, and said I'm
to them, Why, are We come out
to set your Battle in array? am
| Mt fi,fa Philistine, and ye serv-
ants to Saul? choose a man fol-
| YOU, and let him come down to
me. 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 we be our servants, and
serve us.
And the Philistine said, I de-
fly the armies of Israel this day;
give me a man. that we may
fight together.
When Saul and all Israel
heard those words of the Phil
istine. they were dismaYed.
and greatly afraid,
| Now David was the son of that
Ephrathite of Bethlehem judah
whose name was Jesse; and he
-! had eight sons: and the man went
among men for an old man in the
days of Saul. And, the three cid
est sons of Jesse went and follow
ed Saul to the battle: and the
names of his three sons that went
! to the battle we're Eliab the first
born, and next, unto him Abina-
dab; and the third Shammah. AND
David was the youngest: and the
three eldest. followed Sauh' But
David went and returned from
Saul to feed hisy fathers sheep al
Bethlehemjttaah.f TIP 3'tsE
| I And the Philistine drew near
morning and evening. and pre-
sented himself forty days.
! And Jesse said unto. David his
son, Take noW for thy brethren
an ephah Of this parched corn
and these ten loaves, and run tc
the camp to thy brethren; anc
carry these ten cheeses unto the
captain of their thousand, anc
look how thy brethren fare, ano
take their pledge.
Now Saul, and they, and all the
men of Israel were in the valley
of Elah, fighting with the Philis.
tines. And David rose up early
in the morning, and left the sheer
with a keeper, and took, anc
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
ErqGsFael and the Philistines hac
Pat Sehe battle in array, army
agaifistearmy. SCI bis ,2c@ 7
And David left his carriage Ii
the hand of the keeper of the car
riage, and ran into the army, ane
came and saluted his brethren
And as he talked with them, be.
hold, 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. And all the men oil
Israel, when they saw the man
fled from him, and were sore
afraid.
And the men of Israel said.
Have We seen this man that is
come up? 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 IA
| theirs house free in Israel.
And David spoke to the mer
that stood by him, saying, What
shall be done to the man thu;
killeth this Philistine, and take
away the reproach from Israel
tor who is this uncircumciSac
/ PhiIiStine that he should dafxy ~ :