1 Samuel 17:13-28

13Now the three oldest sons of Jesse had already left and gone after Saul to the battle; the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

14David was the youngest. So the three oldest followed Saul.

15Now David would go back and forth from Saul to tending his father’s sheep by Beth-lehem.

16For forty days that Philistine would come out every morning and evening to present himself.

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

18Also take these ten slices of cheese to the captain of their thousand—and check out the welfare of your brothers and bring back some token from them.

19They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.”

20So David rose up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, took the provisions and went as Jesse had commanded him. When he reached the camp, the army was going out to the battle line shouting the war cry.

21Israel and the Philistines drew up their battle lines, army against army.

22Then David left his baggage in the care of the baggage keeper, and ran to the battle line and entered to check out his brothers’ welfare.

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

24Upon seeing him, all the men of Israel fled from him in great fear.

25All the men of Israel were saying, “Have you seen this man who keeps coming up? Surely he is coming up to defy Israel! The man who kills him, the king will enrich him with great riches, give him his daughter in marriage and make his father’s house tax-free in Israel!”

26Then David asked the men who were standing by him saying, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the ranks of the living God?”

27The people answered him with the same speech saying, “Thus it will be done for the man who strikes him down.”

28Now when Eliab his oldest brother heard him speaking to the men, Eliab’s anger was kindled against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “So with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your insolence and the wickedness of your heart! For you’ve come down here to watch the battle.”