1 Samuel 17:9
Good News Translation
If he wins and kills me, we will be your slaves; but if I win and kill him, you will be our slaves.

New Revised Standard Version
If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants; but if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and serve us.”

Contemporary English Version
If he can kill me, our people will be your slaves. But if I kill him, your people will be our slaves.

New American Bible
If he beats me in combat and kills me, we will be your vassals; but if I beat him and kill him, you shall be our vassals and serve us.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
If he be able to fight with me, and kill me, we will be servants to you: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, you shall be servants, and shall serve us.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

If he be able to fight with me, and kill me, we will be servants to you: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, you shall be servants, and shall serve us.

and serve us

1 Samuel 11:1 And it came to pass about a month after this, that Naas, the Ammonite, came up, and began to fight against Jabes Galaad. And all the men of Jabes said to Naas: Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.

Context
Goliath's Challenge
8And standing, he cried out to the bands of Israel, and said to them: Why are you come out prepared to fight? am not I a Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose out a man of you, and let him come down and fight hand to hand. 9If he be able to fight with me, and kill me, we will be servants to you: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, you shall be servants, and shall serve us.10And the Philistine said: I have defied the bands of Israel this day: give me a man, and let him fight with me hand to hand.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 2:12
And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Isboseth the son of Saul, went out from the camp to Gabaon.

1 Samuel 17:10
And the Philistine said: I have defied the bands of Israel this day: give me a man, and let him fight with me hand to hand.

1 Samuel 17:8
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