1 Samuel 17:31-39

31When the words that David spoke were heard, they informed 1Saul, and he 2sent for him.

32And David said to Saul, “3May no one’s heart fail on account of him; 4your servant will go and fight this Philistine!”

33But Saul said to David, “5You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight him; for you are only a youth, while he has been a warrior since his youth.”

34But David said to Saul, “Your servant was tending his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a sheep from the flock,

35I went out after it and 6attacked it, and 7rescued the sheep from its mouth; and when it rose up against me, I grabbed it by its mane and struck it and killed it.

36Your servant has 8killed both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, since he has defied the armies of the living God.”

37And David said, “9The Lord who saved me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear, He will save me from the hand of this Philistine.” So Saul said to David, “10Go, and may the Lord be with you.”

38Then Saul clothed David with his military attire and put a bronze helmet on his head, and outfitted him with armor.

39And David strapped on his sword over his military attire and struggled at walking, for he had not trained with the armor. So David said to Saul, “I cannot go with these, because I have not trained with them.” And David took them 11off.