1 Samuel 17:12-30

12Now David was 1the son of 2the 3Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, the man 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 6followed Saul to the battle. And 7the names of his three sons who had gone into the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and second to him, Abinadab, and the third, Shammah. 14So 8David 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. 16And the Philistine came forward morning and evening, and took his stand for forty days.

17Then Jesse said to his son David, “11Take now for your brothers an ephah of this roasted grain and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to your brothers. 1812Bring also these ten slices of cheese to the commander of their thousand, 13and look into the well-being of your brothers and bring back 14confirmation from them. 19For Saul and they and all the men of Israel are in the Valley of Elah, fighting the Philistines.”

20So David got up 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 15entrenchment encircling the camp while the army was going out in battle formation, shouting the war cry. 21Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle formation, army against army. 22Then David left the 16baggage in the 17care of the baggage keeper and ran to the battle line. And he entered and 18greeted his brothers. 23As he was speaking 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 him.

24When all the men of Israel saw the man, they fled from him and were very fearful. 25And the 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 make the man who kills him wealthy with great riches, and 20will give him his daughter and make his father’s house 21free in Israel.”

26Then David said to the men who were standing by him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and rids Israel of 22the disgrace? For who is this 23uncircumcised Philistine, that he has dared to 24defy the armies of 25the living God?” 27The people 26answered him in agreement with this statement, saying, “27This is what will be done for the man who kills him.”

28Now Eliab his oldest brother heard him when he spoke to the men; and 28Eliab’s anger burned against David and he said, “Why is it that you have come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I myself 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 replied with the same words as 32before.