1 The Philistines gathered for battle in Socoh, a town in Judah; they camped at a place called Ephes Dammim, between Socohand Azekah. 2 Sauland the Israelites assembled and camped in Elah Valley, where they got ready to fight the Philistines. 3 The Philistines lined up on one hill and the Israelites on another, with a valley between them.
4 A man named Goliath, from the city of Gath, came out from the Philistine camp to challenge the Israelites. He was over nine feet17.4: Hebrew nine feet; one ancient Hebrew manuscript and one ancient translation seven feet.tall 5 and wore bronze armor that weighed about 125 poundsand a bronze helmet. 6 His legs were also protected by bronze armor, and he carried a bronze javelin slung over his shoulder. 7 His spear was as thick as the bar on a weaver’s loom, and its iron head weighed about fifteen pounds. A soldier walked in front of him carrying his shield. 8 Goliathstood and shouted at the Israelites, "What are you doing there, lined up for battle? I am a Philistine, you slaves of Saul! Choose one of your men to fight me. 9 If he wins and kills me, we will be your slaves; but if I win and kill him, you will be our slaves. 10 Here and now I challenge the Israelite army. I dare you to pick someone to fight me!" 11 When Sauland his men heard this, they were terrified.
David in Saul’s Camp
12 Davidwas the son of Jesse, who was an Ephrathite from Bethlehemin Judah. Jessehad eight sons, and at the time Saulwas king, he was already a very old man.17.12: Some ancient translations a very old man; Hebrew unclear.13 His three oldest sons had gone with Saulto war. The oldest was Eliab, the next was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah. 14 Davidwas the youngest son, and while the three oldest brothers stayed with Saul, 15 Davidwould go back to Bethlehemfrom time to time, to take care of his father’s sheep.
16 Goliathchallenged the Israelites every morning and evening for forty days.
17 One day Jessesaid to David, "Take a half-bushel of this roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread, and hurry with them to your brothers in the camp. 18 And take these ten cheeses to the commanding officer. Find out how your brothers are getting along and bring back something to show that you saw them and that they are well. 19 King Saul, your brothers, and all the other Israelites are in Elah Valley fighting the Philistines."
20 Davidgot up early the next morning, left someone else in charge of the sheep, took the food, and went as Jessehad told him to. He arrived at the camp just as the Israelites were going out to their battle line, shouting the war cry. 21 The Philistine and the Israelite armies took positions for battle, facing each other. 22 Davidleft the food with the officer in charge of the supplies, ran to the battle line, went to his brothers, and asked how they were getting along. 23 As he was talking with them, Goliathcame forward and challenged the Israelites as he had done before. And Davidheard him. 24 When the Israelites saw Goliath, they ran away in terror. 25 "Look at him!" they said to each other. "Listen to his challenge! King Saul has promised to give a big reward to the man who kills him; the king will also give him his daughter to marry and will not require his father’s family to pay taxes."17.25: to pay taxes; or either to pay taxes or serve him.
26 Davidasked the men who were near him, "What will the man get who kills this Philistine and frees Israel from this disgrace? After all, who is this heathen Philistine to defy the army of the living God?" 27 They told him what would be done for the man who killed Goliath.
28 Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard Davidtalking to the men. He became angry with Davidand said, "What are you doing here? Who is taking care of those sheep of yours out there in the wilderness? You smart aleck, you! You just came to watch the fighting!"
29 "Now what have I done?" Davidasked. "Can’t I even ask a question?" 30 He turned to another man and asked him the same question, and every time he asked, he got the same answer.
31 Some men heard what Davidhad said, and they told Saul, who sent for him. 32 Davidsaid to Saul, "Your Majesty, no one should be afraid of this Philistine! I will go and fight him."
33 "No," answered Saul. "How could you fight him? You’re just a boy, and he has been a soldier all his life!"
34 "Your Majesty," Davidsaid, "I take care of my father’s sheep. Any time a lion or a bear carries off a lamb, 35 I go after it, attack it, and rescue the lamb. And if the lion or bear turns on me, I grab it by the throat and beat it to death. 36 I have killed lions and bears, and I will do the same to this heathen Philistine, who has defied the army of the living God. 37 The Lordhas saved me from lions and bears; he will save me from this Philistine."
"All right," Saulanswered. "Go, and the Lordbe with you." 38 He gave his own armor to Davidfor him to wear: a bronze helmet, which he put on David’s head, and a coat of armor. 39 Davidstrapped Saul’s sword over the armor and tried to walk, but he couldn’t, because he wasn’t used to wearing them. "I can’t fight with all this," he said to Saul. "I’m not used to it." So he took it all off. 40 He took his shepherd’s stick and then picked up five smooth stones from the stream and put them in his bag. With his sling ready, he went out to meet Goliath.
David Defeats Goliath
41 The Philistine started walking toward David, with his shield bearer walking in front of him. He kept coming closer, 42 and when he got a good look at David, he was filled with scorn for him because he was just a nice, good-looking boy. 43 He said to David, "What’s that stick for? Do you think I’m a dog?" And he called down curses from his god on David. 44 "Come on," he challenged David, "and I will give your body to the birds and animals to eat."
45 Davidanswered, "You are coming against me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LordAlmighty, the God of the Israelite armies, which you have defied. 46 This very day the Lordwill put you in my power; I will defeat you and cut off your head. And I will give the bodies of the Philistine soldiers to the birds and animals to eat. Then the whole world will know that Israel has a God, 47 and everyone here will see that the Lorddoes not need swords or spears to save his people. He is victorious in battle, and he will put all of you in our power."
48 Goliathstarted walking toward Davidagain, and Davidran quickly toward the Philistine battle line to fight him. 49 He reached into his bag and took out a stone, which he slung at Goliath. It hit him on the forehead and broke his skull, and Goliathfell face downward on the ground. 50 2 S 21.19And so, without a sword, Daviddefeated and killed Goliathwith a sling and a stone! 51 2 S 21.19He ran to him, stood over him, took Goliath’s sword out of its sheath, and cut off his head and killed him.
When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they ran away. 52 The men of Israel and Judah shouted and ran after them, pursuing them all the way to Gath17.52: One ancient translation Gath; Hebrew a valley.and to the gates of Ekron. The Philistines fell wounded all along the road that leads to Shaaraim, as far as Gathand Ekron. 53 When the Israelites came back from pursuing the Philistines, they looted their camp. 54 Davidgot Goliath’s head and took it to Jerusalem, but he kept Goliath’s weapons in his own tent.
David Is Presented to Saul
55 When Saulsaw Davidgoing out to fight Goliath, he asked Abner, the commander of his army, "Abner, whose son is he?"
"I have no idea, Your Majesty," Abneranswered.
56 "Then go and find out," Saul ordered.
57 So when Davidreturned to camp after killing Goliath, Abnertook him to Saul. Davidwas still carrying Goliath’s head. 58 Saulasked him, "Young man, whose son are you?"
"I am the son of your servant Jessefrom Bethlehem," Davidanswered.
Lugar Bíblico
Cidade / Povoado
Socoh
Hoje: Tel Socho
שׂוֹכֹהsvokhoh
Socoh is a town in Judah where the Philistines gathered for war and camped between Socoh and Azekah. Rehoboam rebuilt Socoh for defense in Judah (1 Samuel 17:1).
Socoh is a town in Judah where the Philistines gathered for war and camped between Socoh and Azekah. Rehoboam rebuilt Socoh for defense in Judah (1 Samuel 17:1).
Azekah is the city toward which the enemies of Israel fled down from Beth-horon when the Lord hurled large hailstones from heaven, killing more of them than the swords of the Israelites did (Joshua 10:11).
Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, was the first king of Israel, anointed by Samuel; he disobeyed the Lord, pursued David, and died on Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 9:2).
Goliath was the Philistine warrior of Gath who defied the ranks of Israel for forty days and was killed by David in the Valley of Elah. His height was six cubits and a span (1 Samuel 17:4).
Gath was a city of the Philistines where David fled, and Saul no longer searched for him. The Philistines also moved the ark of the God of Israel there (1 Samuel 27:4).
Goliath was the Philistine warrior of Gath who defied the ranks of Israel for forty days and was killed by David in the Valley of Elah. His height was six cubits and a span (1 Samuel 17:4).
Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, was the first king of Israel, anointed by Samuel; he disobeyed the Lord, pursued David, and died on Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 9:2).
Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, was the first king of Israel, anointed by Samuel; he disobeyed the Lord, pursued David, and died on Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 9:2).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Bethlehem is the town in Judah from which the ruler who would shepherd Israel would come, and where David tended his father’s sheep; there Herod gave orders to kill the boys two years old and under (Matthew 2:16).
Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, was the first king of Israel, anointed by Samuel; he disobeyed the Lord, pursued David, and died on Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 9:2).
Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, was the first king of Israel, anointed by Samuel; he disobeyed the Lord, pursued David, and died on Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 9:2).
Shimeah, also called Shammah, was the third son of Jesse, brought before Samuel, who said that the Lord had not chosen him. Shimeah also went to war with Saul, along with his brothers Eliab and Abinadab (1 Samuel 16:9).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, was the first king of Israel, anointed by Samuel; he disobeyed the Lord, pursued David, and died on Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 9:2).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Bethlehem is the town in Judah from which the ruler who would shepherd Israel would come, and where David tended his father’s sheep; there Herod gave orders to kill the boys two years old and under (Matthew 2:16).
Goliath was the Philistine warrior of Gath who defied the ranks of Israel for forty days and was killed by David in the Valley of Elah. His height was six cubits and a span (1 Samuel 17:4).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, was the first king of Israel, anointed by Samuel; he disobeyed the Lord, pursued David, and died on Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 9:2).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Goliath was the Philistine warrior of Gath who defied the ranks of Israel for forty days and was killed by David in the Valley of Elah. His height was six cubits and a span (1 Samuel 17:4).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, was the first king of Israel, anointed by Samuel; he disobeyed the Lord, pursued David, and died on Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 9:2).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, was the first king of Israel, anointed by Samuel; he disobeyed the Lord, pursued David, and died on Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 9:2).
Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, was the first king of Israel, anointed by Samuel; he disobeyed the Lord, pursued David, and died on Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 9:2).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, was the first king of Israel, anointed by Samuel; he disobeyed the Lord, pursued David, and died on Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 9:2).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, was the first king of Israel, anointed by Samuel; he disobeyed the Lord, pursued David, and died on Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 9:2).
Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, was the first king of Israel, anointed by Samuel; he disobeyed the Lord, pursued David, and died on Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 9:2).
Goliath was the Philistine warrior of Gath who defied the ranks of Israel for forty days and was killed by David in the Valley of Elah. His height was six cubits and a span (1 Samuel 17:4).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Goliath was the Philistine warrior of Gath who defied the ranks of Israel for forty days and was killed by David in the Valley of Elah. His height was six cubits and a span (1 Samuel 17:4).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Goliath was the Philistine warrior of Gath who defied the ranks of Israel for forty days and was killed by David in the Valley of Elah. His height was six cubits and a span (1 Samuel 17:4).
Goliath was the Philistine warrior of Gath who defied the ranks of Israel for forty days and was killed by David in the Valley of Elah. His height was six cubits and a span (1 Samuel 17:4).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Goliath was the Philistine warrior of Gath who defied the ranks of Israel for forty days and was killed by David in the Valley of Elah. His height was six cubits and a span (1 Samuel 17:4).
Goliath was the Philistine warrior of Gath who defied the ranks of Israel for forty days and was killed by David in the Valley of Elah. His height was six cubits and a span (1 Samuel 17:4).
Gath was a city of the Philistines where David fled, and Saul no longer searched for him. The Philistines also moved the ark of the God of Israel there (1 Samuel 27:4).
Ekron was one of the five cities of the Philistine rulers, along with Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, and Gath; its god was Baal-zebub, whom the king of Samaria sent to consult (2 Kings 1:3).
Gath was a city of the Philistines where David fled, and Saul no longer searched for him. The Philistines also moved the ark of the God of Israel there (1 Samuel 27:4).
Ekron was one of the five cities of the Philistine rulers, along with Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, and Gath; its god was Baal-zebub, whom the king of Samaria sent to consult (2 Kings 1:3).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Goliath was the Philistine warrior of Gath who defied the ranks of Israel for forty days and was killed by David in the Valley of Elah. His height was six cubits and a span (1 Samuel 17:4).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Goliath was the Philistine warrior of Gath who defied the ranks of Israel for forty days and was killed by David in the Valley of Elah. His height was six cubits and a span (1 Samuel 17:4).
Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, was the first king of Israel, anointed by Samuel; he disobeyed the Lord, pursued David, and died on Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 9:2).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Goliath was the Philistine warrior of Gath who defied the ranks of Israel for forty days and was killed by David in the Valley of Elah. His height was six cubits and a span (1 Samuel 17:4).
Abner, son of Ner and cousin of Saul, commanded the king’s army and, after Saul’s death, made Ish-bosheth king; Abner was killed by Joab in Hebron (2 Samuel 2:8).
Abner, son of Ner and cousin of Saul, commanded the king’s army and, after Saul’s death, made Ish-bosheth king; Abner was killed by Joab in Hebron (2 Samuel 2:8).
Abner, son of Ner and cousin of Saul, commanded the king’s army and, after Saul’s death, made Ish-bosheth king; Abner was killed by Joab in Hebron (2 Samuel 2:8).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Goliath was the Philistine warrior of Gath who defied the ranks of Israel for forty days and was killed by David in the Valley of Elah. His height was six cubits and a span (1 Samuel 17:4).
Abner, son of Ner and cousin of Saul, commanded the king’s army and, after Saul’s death, made Ish-bosheth king; Abner was killed by Joab in Hebron (2 Samuel 2:8).
Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, was the first king of Israel, anointed by Samuel; he disobeyed the Lord, pursued David, and died on Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 9:2).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Goliath was the Philistine warrior of Gath who defied the ranks of Israel for forty days and was killed by David in the Valley of Elah. His height was six cubits and a span (1 Samuel 17:4).
Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, was the first king of Israel, anointed by Samuel; he disobeyed the Lord, pursued David, and died on Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 9:2).
Bethlehem is the town in Judah from which the ruler who would shepherd Israel would come, and where David tended his father’s sheep; there Herod gave orders to kill the boys two years old and under (Matthew 2:16).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).