1 Samuel 17:41–47

41 The Philistine came closer and closer to David, with the shield-bearer in front of him. 42 When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him i because he was just a youth, healthy j k and handsome. 43 He said to David, “Am I a dog l that you come against me with sticks?” m Then he cursed David by his gods. n 44 “Come here,” the Philistine called to David, “and I’ll give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts!” o

45 David said to the Philistine: “You come against me with a dagger, spear, and sword, but I come against you in the name of * Yahweh of * Hosts, the God of Israel’s armies—you have defied Him. p 46 Today, the Lord will hand you over to me. Today, I’ll strike you down, cut your head off, and give the corpses q of the Philistine camp to the birds of the sky and the creatures of the earth. Then all the world will know that Israel has a God, r 47 and this whole assembly will know that it is not by sword or by spear that the Lord saves, s for the battle is the Lord’s. t He will hand you over to us.”