1 Samuel 17:8-11
17:8 Goliath stood and called to Israel’s troops, “Why do you come out to prepare for battle? Am I not the Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose for yourselves a man so he may come down to me!
17:9 If he is able to fight with me and strike me down, we will become your servants. But if I prevail against him and strike him down, you will become our servants and will serve us.”
17:10 Then the Philistine said, “I defy Israel’s troops this day! Give me a man so we can fight each other!”
17:11 When Saul and all the Israelites heard these words of the Philistine, they were upset and very afraid.
1 Samuel 17:2
17:2 Saul and the Israelite army
assembled and camped in the valley of Elah, where they arranged their battle lines to fight against
the Philistines.
1 Samuel 18:28
18:28 When Saul realized that the Lord was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,
1 Samuel 18:2
18:2 Saul retained David
on that day and did not allow him to return to his father’s house.
1 Samuel 1:18
1:18 She said, “May I, your servant, find favor in your sight.” So the woman went her way and got something to eat.
Her face no longer looked sad.
Psalms 17:10-13
17:10 They are calloused;
they speak arrogantly.
17:11 They attack me, now they surround me;
they intend to throw me to the ground.
17:12 He is like a lion that wants to tear its prey to bits,
like a young lion crouching in hidden places.
17:13 Rise up, Lord!
Confront him! Knock him down!
Use your sword to rescue me from the wicked man!
Psalms 73:8-9
73:8 They mock and say evil things;
they proudly threaten violence.
73:9 They speak as if they rule in heaven,
and lay claim to the earth.
Psalms 82:6-7
82:6 I thought, ‘You are gods;
all of you are sons of the Most High.’
82:7 Yet you will die like mortals;
you will fall like all the other rulers.”