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New American Standard Bible (NASB)

1 Samuel 16
²² Saul sent to Jesse, saying, "Let David now stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight."
²³ So it came about whenever the evil spirit from God came to Saul, David would take the harp and play it with his hand; and Saul would be refreshed and be well, and the evil spirit would depart from him.
1 Samuel 17
¹ Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle; and they were gathered at Socoh which belongs to Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.
² Saul and the men of Israel were gathered and camped in the valley of Elah, and drew up in battle array to encounter the Philistines.
³ The Philistines stood on the mountain on one side while Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with the valley between them.
⁴ Then a champion came out from the armies of the Philistines named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
⁵ He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was clothed with scale-armor which weighed five thousand shekels of bronze.
⁶ He also had bronze greaves on his legs and a bronze javelin slung between his shoulders.
⁷ The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the head of his spear weighed six hundred shekels of iron; his shield-carrier also walked before him.
⁸ He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel and said to them, "Why do you come out to draw up in battle array? Am I not the Philistine and you servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves and let him come down to me.
⁹ If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will become your servants; but if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall become our servants and serve us."