1 Samuel 17:46-48
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
46 Today the Lord shall deliver you into my hand; I will strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will feed your dead body and the dead bodies of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field; thus the whole land shall learn that Israel has a God. 47 All this multitude, too, shall learn that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves. For the battle belongs to the Lord, who shall deliver you into our hands.”(A)
48 The Philistine then moved to meet David at close quarters, while David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine.
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