1 Samuel 17:12-30

12Now David was 1the son of 2the 3Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, whose name was Jesse, and 4he had eight sons. And 5Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years among men. 13The three older sons of Jesse had 6gone after Saul to the battle. And 7the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and the second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. 148David was the youngest. Now the three oldest followed Saul, 159but David went back and forth from Saul 10to tend his father’s flock at Bethlehem. 16The Philistine came 11forward morning and evening for forty days and took his stand.

17Then Jesse said to David his son, “12Take now for your brothers an ephah of this roasted grain and these ten loaves and run to the camp to your brothers. 1813Bring also these ten cuts of cheese to the commander of their thousand, 14and look into the welfare of your brothers, and bring back 15news of them. 19For Saul and they and all the men of Israel are in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.”

20So David arose early in the morning and left the flock with a keeper and took the supplies and went as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the 16circle of the camp while the army was going out in battle array shouting the war cry. 21Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle array, army against army. 22Then David left his 17baggage in the 18care of the baggage keeper, and ran to the battle line and entered in order to greet his brothers. 23As he was talking with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine from Gath named Goliath, was coming up from the army of the Philistines, and he spoke 19these same words; and David heard them.

24When all the men of Israel saw the man, they fled from him and were greatly afraid. 25The men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who is coming up? Surely he is coming up to defy Israel. And it will be that the king will enrich the man who kills him with great riches and 20will give him his daughter and make his father’s house 21free in Israel.”

26Then David spoke to the men who were standing by him, saying, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away 22the reproach from Israel? For who is this 23uncircumcised Philistine, that he should 24taunt the armies of 25the living God?” 27The people 26answered him in accord with this word, saying, “27Thus it will be done for the man who kills him.”

28Now Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and 28Eliab’s anger burned against David and he said, “Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your insolence and the wickedness of your heart; for you have come down in order to see the battle.” 29But David said, “What have I done now? Was it not just a 29question?” 30Then he turned 30away from him to another and 31said the same thing; and the people answered the same thing as 32before.