1 Samuel 17:12-30 - David Enters The Scene Of Battle
12 And David was the son of an Ephrathite of Bethlehem-judah named Jesse. And to him were eight sons. And the man was old among men in the days of Saul. 13 And the three oldest sons of Jesse went out, and followed Saul to the battle. And the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the first-born; and his second, Abinadab; and the third Shammah. 14 And David was the youngest. And the three oldest followed Saul. 15 And David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.
16 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days. 17 And Jesse said to his son David, Please take for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to your brothers. 18 And carry these ten cuttings of cheeses to the commander of their thousand, and see how your brothers are faring, and take their pledge. 19 And Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah fighting with the Philistines.
20 And David rose up early in the morning and left the sheep with a keeper, and got up and went as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the barricade, and to the army which was going out to fight, and shouted for the battle. 21 For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in order, rank to rank. 22 And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage and ran into the army, and came and greeted his brothers. 23 And he was speaking with them. And, behold, the champion man, named Goliath, the Philistine of Gath, came up out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spoke according to these words. And David heard. 24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, they ran from him and were very much afraid.
25 And the men of Israel said, Have you seen this man that has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel. And it shall be, the king will enrich the man who kills him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.
26 And David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man who kills this Philistine and takes away this shame from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?
27 And the people answered him in this way, saying, So shall it be done to the man who kills him.
28 And his oldest brother Eliab heard when he spoke to the men. And Eliab's anger was kindled against David. And he said, Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the naughtiness of your heart. For you have come down to see the battle.
29 And David said, What have I done now? Was it not only a word? 30 And he turned from him toward another, and spoke according to this word. And the people answered him again in the same way.