40 Wase utsatsa indvuku yakhe ngesandla, wakhetsa ematje lashelelako aba sihlanu emfuleni, wawafaka esikhwameni sakhe sekwelusa labesiphetse, wacondza kuye lomFilisti aphetse sidubulelo sakhe.
Ningaphatsi ngisho nemgodla wendlela wekucela, nemabhantji lamabili, neticatfulo, nentfonga, ngobe sisebenti sifanelwe kudla kwaso.
Emkhatsini walamabutfo bekukhona tingwazi telikhetselo letatingemancele tingema-700, tingageji lutfo; tatinganemba ngisho nelunwele lunye, tingalugeji.
Emvakwa-Ehudi kwavela Shamgari, umsa wa-Anathi, lona lowabulala emaFilisti langema-600 ngeluphondvo lwenkhabi. Naye futsi wawakhulula ema-Israyeli.
Davide wabophela inkemba yakhe kulengubo yakhe, wabe sewetama kuhambahamba, ngobe abengakakwetayeli. Davide wakhuluma kuSawula watsi: “Ngiyehluleka kuhamba ngifake letimphahla, angikatetayeli.” Wase uyatikhumula.
LomFilisti abesolomane asondzela kancane kancane kuDavide, nalendvodza leyayiphetse lihawu ihamba embikwalomFilisti.