45 UDavida waphendula umFilisti wathi: “Wena uza kimi uphethe inkemba lomkhonto lejavelini,+ kodwa mina ngizokulwa lawe ngebizo likaJehova wamabutho,+ uNkulunkulu webutho lika-Israyeli oleyisayo.+ 46 Lamuhla uJehova uzakunikela esandleni sami+ njalo ngizakubulala ngikujuqule ikhanda. Ngalolusuku ngizanika inyoni zezulu lenyamazana zeganga izidumbu zamabutho wonke amaFilisti. Lapho-ke bonke abantu emhlabeni bazakwazi ukuthi ukhona uNkulunkulu ko-Israyeli.+

15 Kwaphinda kwaba lempi phakathi kwamaFilisti labako-Israyeli.+ UDavida lezinceku zakhe bahamba bayakulwa lamaFilisti kodwa uDavida wacina edinwa.

17 U-Abhishayi+ indodana kaZeruya wahle wayasiza+ uDavida, wagwaza umFilisti lo wambulala. Ngalesosikhathi amadoda ayeyizinceku zikaDavida afunga kuye athi: “Awusoze uphinde uhambe lathi empini+ ukuze isibane sako-Israyeli singacitshwa!”+