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Then whenset outTalutwith the forceshe saidIndeedAllahwill test youwith a riverSo whoeverdrinksfrom itthen he is notfrom meand whoever(does) nottaste itthen indeed, he(is) from meexceptwhoevertakes(in the) hollowﱘﱙ(of) his handThen they drankfrom itexcepta fewﱞﱟof themThen whenhe crossed itheand those whobelievedwith himthey saidNostrengthfor ustodayagainst Jalutﱬﱭand his troopsSaidthose whowere certainthat they(would) meetAllahHow manyofa companysmallovercamea companylargeby (the) permissionﱼﱽ(of) AllahAnd Allahﱿ(is) withthe patient ones(249)

When Saul marched forth with his army, he cautioned: “Allah will test you with a river. So whoever drinks ˹his fill˺ from it is not with me, and whoever does not taste it—except a sip from the hollow of his hands—is definitely with me.” They all drank ˹their fill˺ except for a few! When he and the ˹remaining˺ faithful with him crossed the river, they said, “Now we are no match for Goliath and his warriors.” But those ˹believers˺ who were certain they would meet Allah reasoned, “How many times has a small force vanquished a mighty army by the Will of Allah! And Allah is ˹always˺ with the steadfast.”

2:250

And whenthey went forthto (face) Jalutand his troopsthey saidOur LordPouron uspatienceand make firmour feetand help usagainstthe people(who are) disbelieving(250)

When they advanced to face Goliath and his warriors, they prayed, “Our Lord! Shower us with perseverance, make our steps firm, and give us victory over the disbelieving people.”

2:251

So they defeated themby (the) permission(of) Allahand killedDawoodJalutand gave himAllahthe kingdomand the wisdomand taught himthat whichﲞﲟHe willedAnd if not(for the) repelling(by) Allah[the] people some of themwith otherscertainly (would have) corruptedthe Earth[and] butAllah(is) Possessor(of) bountytothe worlds(251)

So they defeated them by Allah’s Will, and David killed Goliath. And Allah blessed David with kingship and wisdom and taught him what He willed. Had Allah not repelled a group of people by ˹the might of˺ another, corruption would have dominated the earth, but Allah is Gracious to all.

2:252

These(are the) Verses(of) AllahWe recite themto youﲴﲵin [the] truthAnd indeed, you(are) surely ofthe Messengers(252)

These are Allah’s revelations which We recite to you ˹O Prophet˺ in truth. And you are truly one of the messengers.