31 Some men heard what David had said, and they told Saul, who sent for him.
32 David said to Saul, “Your Majesty, no one should be afraid of this Philistine! I will go and fight him.”
33 “No,” answered Saul. “How could you fight him? You're just a boy, and he has been a soldier all his life!”
34 “Your Majesty,” David said, “I take care of my father's sheep. Whenever a lion or a bear carries off a lamb,
35 I go after it, attack it, and rescue the lamb. And if the lion or bear turns on me, I grab it by the throat and beat it to death.
36 I have killed lions and bears, and I will do the same to this heathen Philistine, who has defied the army of the living God.
37 The Lord has saved me from lions and bears; he will save me from this Philistine.”“All right,” Saul answered. “Go, and the Lord be with you.”