. Sweet stories of God; in the language of childhood and the beautiful delineations of sacred art . to take care of his sheep, and went as hisfath-er told him. And he came to the camp just as the men wereon their way to the fight, and the air was filled withtheir shouts. And he left the goods he had brought in the careof a man, and ran in the midst of the troops, andspoke to his three broth-ers. David and Saul. 165 And while he stood there, Go-li-ath came outfrom the ranks of the Phil-is-tines, and dared someone to fight with him. And Da-vid heard his words. And the men ofIs-ra-el fled fromhis


. Sweet stories of God; in the language of childhood and the beautiful delineations of sacred art . to take care of his sheep, and went as hisfath-er told him. And he came to the camp just as the men wereon their way to the fight, and the air was filled withtheir shouts. And he left the goods he had brought in the careof a man, and ran in the midst of the troops, andspoke to his three broth-ers. David and Saul. 165 And while he stood there, Go-li-ath came outfrom the ranks of the Phil-is-tines, and dared someone to fight with him. And Da-vid heard his words. And the men ofIs-ra-el fled fromhis face. And Da-vid heard themspeak of what wouldbe done to the manwho should killhim; for the kingwould give himgreat wealth, andset him in a highplace. And Da-vidspoke to the mennear him, and madeuse of strong words. And his broth-ers told him to go home and take care of his sheep, for it was just atrick of his to come up to camp that he might seethe fight. Da-vid said, I have done no wrong? and the mento whom he spoke went and told Saul what he hadsaid. And Saul sent for him, but did not know. DA-VID BE-FORE SAUL. 166 History of the Old Testament, that he was the same one who used to play on theharp for him. And Da-vid told Saul he would go out and fightthe great man from Gath. Saul said, Thouart but a youth, and he has been a man of war allhis days. Then Da-vid told Saul how he had fought withand slain the wild beasts that came out of the woodsto eat up the lambs of his flock. And, said he, thisman is no more than a wild beast, and the Lord willsave me from him as he did from the paw of the li-onand the bear. And Saul said, Go, and the Lord go with Saul put on him a coat of mail, and clothedhim in brass from head to foot, and hung a sword athis side. But Da-vid took them all off, and said, Ihave not tried them, and can-not use them. And he took his staff in his hand, and chose fivesmooth stones from the brook and put them in a bagthat he wore. And his sling was


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