1 Samuel 17:4-23

4Then a champion came out from the camp of the Philistines named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

5He had a bronze helmet on his head, and wore a coat of scale-armor (overlapping metal plates) which weighed 5,000 shekels of bronze.

6He had bronze shin protectors on his legs and a bronze javelin hung between his shoulders.

7The [wooden] shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; the blade-head of his spear weighed six hundred shekels of iron. And a shield-bearer walked in front of him.

8Goliath stood and shouted to the battle lines of Israel, saying to them, “Why have you come out to draw up for battle? Am I not the Philistine and are you not servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves and have him come down to me.

9If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will become your servants; but if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall become our servants and serve us.”

10Again the Philistine said, “I defy the battle lines of Israel this day; give me a man so that we may fight together.”

11When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

12Now David was the son of the Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years among men.

13His three older sons had followed Saul into battle. The names of his three sons who went to battle were Eliab, the firstborn; next, Abinadab; and third, Shammah.

14David was the youngest. Now the three oldest followed Saul,

15but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s flock at Bethlehem.

16The Philistine [Goliath] came out morning and evening, and took his stand for forty days.

17Then Jesse said to David his son, “Take for your brothers an ephah of this roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread and run quickly to the camp to your brothers.

18Also take these ten cuts of cheese to the commander of the unit. See how your brothers are doing and bring back news of them.

19Now they are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.”

20So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, picked up the provisions and went just as Jesse had directed him. And he came to the encampment as the army was going out in battle formation shouting the battle cry.

21Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle formation, army against army.

22Then David left his provisions in the care of the supply keeper, and ran to the ranks and came and greeted his brothers.

23As he was talking with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine of Gath named Goliath, was coming up from the army of the Philistines, and he spoke these same words again; and David heard him.