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clad, and all on horseback, as were several
hundreds of the troops.
The giant Goliah advanced and gave
the challenge: the Israelites retreated in
great consternation, till, at length, little
David appears, and entreats Saul to let
him be his champion, which request, after
some time is granted; the rest of the story
was well told, and it was so contrived,
that after Goliah was stunned by the stone
from David's sling, in cutting off his head
with the Giant's own great sword, a
quantity of blood gushed out, and many
of the spectators shrieked with horror,
supposing it to be the blood of the person
who represented the champion of the
Philistines. After this, there was a
pitched battle between the two armies,
and the Israelites, being victorious, brought
David in triumph, at the head of the
prisoners and spoils of the enemy, mount-
ed on a superb chariot, in the ancient
form.
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