1 Samuel 17:24-26

Contemporary English Version

²⁴ When the Israelite soldiers saw Goliath, they were scared and ran off. ²⁵ They said to each other, “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.”

²⁶ David asked some soldiers standing nearby, “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!”