David’s choice of weapons is insightful. It indicates the depth of his discernment about the enemy he was facing. David’s insight and discernment relate both to the physical dimensions of the fight as well as its spiritual dimensions. There are two dimensions of fighting in this text. One is physical and the other is spiritual. Paul tells us about this in Ephesians 6: “We wrestle not against flesh and bloody but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness in high