1 Samuel 17:23–37

23 And as he talked with them, behold, there came up qthe champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake raccording to the same words: and David heard them. 24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled †from him, and were sore afraid. 25 And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and swill give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel. 26 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away tthe reproach from Israel? for who is this uuncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of xthe living God? 27 And the people answered him after this manner, saying, ySo shall it be done to the man that killeth him. 28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. 29 And David said, What have I now done? zIs there not a cause? 30 And he turned from him toward another, and aspake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former †manner. 31 And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he †sent for him.

32 And David said to Saul, bLet no man’s heart fail because of him; cthy servant will go and fight with this Philistine. 33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. 34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a ||lamb out of the flock: 35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. 36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this duncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, dseeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. 37 David said moreover, eThe Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and fthe Lord be with thee.