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(David & Goliath)

There once was a young shepherd boy in Bethlehem named David.

God chose him to be the next king of Israel when he was young, but
he had to wait for a lot of years to be ruler because there was
another named Saul.

One day, Israelite’s greatest nemesis, the Philistines gathered their

army to be ready to fight. They bought a giant named Goliath who
challenged the Israelites.

Goliath:
Bring me one man who is worthy to battle me.

The Israelites were afraid of Goliath, suddenly ran and hid.

On the other hand, David’s father sent David to give food to his brothers, who was in
the Israelite army and to their captain.

The army of Israel and the Philistine army stood there facing each other when David
arrived.
David left his things with the man in charge of supplies and ran up to the battle line
to ask his brothers if they were well.

While David was talking with them, Goliath came out from the line of Philistines and
started boasting as usual. David heard him.
When the Israelite soldiers saw Goliath, they were scared and ran off.

The Israelites whispered to eachother.

Israelite 1#:
Look how he keeps coming out to insult us. The king is offering a big reward to the man who kills Goliath.
That man will even get to marry the king's daughter, and no one in his family will ever have to pay taxes
again.

David overheard them. Approached and asked.

David:
What will a man get for killing this Philistine and stopping him from insulting our people? Who does that
worthless Philistine think he is? He's making fun of the army of the living God!

The soldiers told David what the king would give the man who killed Goliath.
David's oldest brother, Eliab heard him talking with the soldiers. Eliab was angry with him

Eliab:
What are you doing here, anyway? Who's taking care of your little flock of sheep out in the desert? You
spoiled brat! You came here just to watch the fighting, didn't you?
 David:
What did I do? Can’t I just asked a question?

He left and began asking almost every Israelites the same question and got the same answer.
The questions of David later on spread and was heard by King Saul.
King Saul ordered David to come to and he came.

David:
Your majesty, this Philistine shouldn't turn us into cowards. I'll go out and fight him myself!

Saul:
You don't have a chance against him.
You’re just a boy and he’s a soldier all his life.

David:
Your Majesty, I take care of my father's sheep. And when one of them is dragged off by a lion or a bear, I
go after it and beat the wild animal until it lets the sheep go.
If the wild animal turns and attacks me, I grab it by the throat and kill it.
I can kill this worthless Philistine. He shouldn't have made fun of the army of the living God! The Lord
has rescued me from the claws of lions and bears, and he will keep me safe from the hands of this
Philistine.

Saul:
All right, go ahead and fight him.
May the Lord be with you.

He gave David his armor and strapped on a sword, but since David was little.
It was too heavy for him

David:
I cannot go in these because I'm not used to it.

He picked up his shepherd's stick. He went out to a stream and picked up five smooth rocks and
put them in his leather bag. Then with his sling in his hand, he went straight toward Goliath.

Goliath came toward David, walking behind the soldier who was carrying his shield.
When Goliath saw that David was just a healthy, good-looking boy, he made fun of him.
Goliath:
Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?
Come here, and I’ll give your flesh to the birds and the wild animals!

David:
You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of
the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the Lord
will deliver you into my hands, and I’ll strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will
give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world
will know that there is a God in Israel. 47 All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword
or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give all of you into our
hands.
 As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle
line to meet him. Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck
the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown
on the ground.
So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in
his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.
David ran and stood over him. He took hold of the Philistine’s sword and drew it
from the sheath. After he killed him, he cut off his head with the sword.
When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran. Then the
men of Israel and Judah surged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to
the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron. Their dead were strewn along the
Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron. When the Israelites returned from chasing the
Philistines, they plundered their camp.
David took the Philistine’s head and brought it to Jerusalem; he put the Philistine’s
weapons in his own tent.
As Saul watched David going out to meet the Philistine, he asked to Abner,
commander of the army

Saul:
Abner, whose son is that young man?

Abner:
As surely as you live, Your Majesty, I don’t kno w.

Saul:
Find out whose son this young man is.

As soon as David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought
him before Saul, with David still holding the Philistine’s head.

Saul:
Whose son are you, young man?

David:
I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.

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