1Sa 17:45-57, 25:28-29, 2Ki 19:22, 34, 2Ch 16:9, Psa 5:11-12, 10:12-16 | ESV | STEP | Then David said to the Philistine , You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin , but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts , the God of the armies of Israel , whom you have defied .

45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with ^aa javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, ^bwhom you have defied. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. ^cAnd I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day ^dto the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, ^ethat all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, 47 and that all this assembly may know that ^fthe Lord saves not with sword and spear. ^gFor the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hand.”

48 When the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. 49 And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and slung it and struck the Philistine on his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground.

50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. There was no sword in the hand of David. 51 Then David ran and stood over the Philistine ^hand took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, ⁱthey fled. 52 And the men of Israel and Judah rose with a shout and pursued the Philistines as far as Gath ^{▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew Gai} and the gates of ^kEkron, so that the wounded Philistines fell on the way from ^lShaaraim as far as ^mGath and Ekron. 53 And the people of Israel came back from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their camp. 54 And David took ⁿthe head of the Philistine ^oand brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent.

55 As soon as Saul saw David go out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, ^pthe commander of the army, “Abner, ^qwhose son is this youth?” And Abner said, ^r“As your soul lives, O king, I do not know.” 56 And the king said, “Inquire whose son the boy is.” 57 And as soon as David returned from the striking down of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul ^swith the head of the Philistine in his hand.

1 Samuel 25:28-29

28 Please forgive the trespass of your servant. For the Lord will certainly make my lord ^ta sure house, because my lord ^uis fighting the battles of the Lord, and evil shall not be found in you so long as you live. 29 If men rise up to pursue you and to seek your life, the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living in the care of the Lord your God. And the lives of your enemies ^vhe shall sling out as from the hollow of a sling.

2 Kings 19:22

22 “Whom have you ^wmocked and ^xreviled?
Against whom have you raised your voice
and lifted your eyes to the heights?
Against ^ythe Holy One of Israel!

2 Kings 19:34

34 ^zFor I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake ^aaand for the sake of my servant David.”

2 Chronicles 16:9

9 ^abFor the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those ^acwhose heart is blameless ^{▼▼Or whole} toward him. ^aeYou have done foolishly in this, for from now on ^afyou will have wars.”

Psalms 5:11-12

11 But let all who ^agtake refuge in you ^ahrejoice;
let them ever sing for joy,
and spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may ^aiexult in you.
12 For you ^ajbless the righteous, O Lord;
you ^akcover him with favor as with ^ala shield.

Psalms 10:12-16

12 ^amArise, O Lord; O God, ^anlift up your hand;
^aoforget not the afflicted.
13 Why does the wicked ^aprenounce God
and say in his heart, “You will not ^aqcall to account”?
14 But you do see, for you ^arnote mischief and vexation,
that you may take it into your hands;
to you the helpless ^ascommits himself;
you have been ^atthe helper of the fatherless.
15 ^auBreak the arm of the wicked and evildoer;
^avcall his wickedness to account till you find none.
16 ^awThe Lord is king forever and ever;
the ^axnations perish from his land.