1 Samuel 17:32-36

Holman Christian Standard Bible

³² David said to Saul, “Don’t let anyone be discouraged by^[a] him;^(A) your servant will go^(B) and fight this Philistine!”

³³ But Saul replied, “You can’t go fight this Philistine. You’re just a youth, and he’s been a warrior since he was young.”

³⁴ David answered Saul: “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock, ³⁵ I went after it, struck it down, and rescued the lamb from its mouth.^(C) If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur,^[b] strike it down, and kill it. ³⁶ Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”