1 Samuel 17:41-54 - David Defeats Goliath

⁴¹ And the Philistine came and drew near to David, with the man that bare a shield before him. ⁴² And when the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a lad, ruddy and goodly to look upon. ⁴³ And the Philistine said unto David, "Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with a staff?" And he cursed David in the name of his gods. ⁴⁴ And he said to David, "Come to me and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field."

⁴⁵ Then said David to the Philistine, "Thou comest to me with a sword, a spear, and a shield: But I come to thee in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the host of Israel whom thou hast railed upon. ⁴⁶ This day shall the LORD deliver thee into my hand, and I shall smite thee and take thine head from thee, and will give the carcasses of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air and to the beasts of the earth - and all the world shall know that there is a God in Israel. ⁴⁷ And all this congregation shall know that the LORD saveth not with the sword and spear. For the battle is the LORD's, and he shall give you into our hands."

⁴⁸ And when the Philistine arose and came and drew nigh unto David, David hasted and ran in array even against the Philistine. ⁴⁹ And David put his hand in his poke and took out a stone and slung it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead that the stone sunk into his forehead, and he fell groveling to the earth. ⁵⁰ And so David overcame the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and smote the Philistine and slew him. And because David had no sword in his hand, ⁵¹ he ran and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword and drew it out of his sheath and slew him and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled. ⁵² And the men of Israel and of Judah arose and shouted and followed after the Philistines, until they came to the valley and unto the gates of Ekron. And the Philistines fell down dead by the way, even unto Gath and Ekron.

⁵³ And then the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines and robbed their tents. ⁵⁴ And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem: But he put his armour in his tent.

⁴⁸ And when the Philistine arose and came and drew nigh unto David, David hasted and ran in array even against the Philistine. ⁴⁹ And David put his hand in his poke and took out a stone and slung it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead that the stone sunk into his forehead, and he fell groveling to the earth. ⁵⁰ And so David overcame the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and smote the Philistine and slew him. And because David had no sword in his hand, ⁵¹ he ran and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword and drew it out of his sheath and slew him and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled. ⁵² And the men of Israel and of Judah arose and shouted and followed after the Philistines, until they came to the valley and unto the gates of Ekron. And the Philistines fell down dead by the way, even unto Gath and Ekron.

⁵³ And then the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines and robbed their tents. ⁵⁴ And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem: But he put his armour in his tent.

⁵⁵ When Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner the captain of his host, "Abner, whose son is this lad?" And Abner answered, "As truly as thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell."

⁵⁶ Then said the king, "Enquire thou, whose son the youngling is."

⁵⁷ And so when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand. ⁵⁸ And Saul said to him, "Whose son art thou, thou lad?" And David answered, "The son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite."