Today's Reading | May 14, 2025
1 Samuel 17:41–58
Introduction 1 Samuel 17:41–58: Goliath taunts David, and David responds by saying that he is acting in the name of the LORD. When David kills the Philistine champion, they retreat and are chased by the Israelites. Today’s Key Verse: 1 Samuel 17:50 And so, without a sword, David defeated and killed Goliath with a sling and a stone! Reading 41The…
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