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1 Samuel · read by William Lavery
10 verses, in order. Only the verses William read aloud are shown.
1 Samuel 16
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And Samuel asked him, "Are these all the sons you have?" "There is still the youngest," Jesse replied, "but he is tending the sheep." "Send for him," Samuel replied. "For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives."Read from KJV · David and the Lord Jesus
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So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, "Rise and anoint him, for he is the one."Read from KJV · David and the Lord Jesus
1 Samuel 17
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Now when David's oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. "Why have you come down here?" he asked. "And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!"Read from KJV · David and the Lord Jesus
45
But David said to the Philistine, "You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.Read from KJV · David and the Lord Jesus
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This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.Read from KJV · David and the Lord Jesus
47
And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD's, and He will give all of you into our hands."Read from KJV · David and the Lord Jesus
51
David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine's sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him; and he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran.Read from KJV · David and the Lord Jesus
1 Samuel 18
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Now Saul's daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him.Read from KJV · David and the Lord Jesus
1 Samuel 22
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So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father's household heard about it, they went down to him there.Read from KJV · David and the Lord Jesus
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And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.Read from KJV · David and the Lord Jesus