And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, struck him down.
Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,
Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”
“‘Whom have you mocked and reviled? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes to the heights? Against the Holy One of Israel!
Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
And David said to the men who stood by him, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
And the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel this day. Give me a man, that we may fight together.”
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