10 Then he said, “Today I stand and dare the army of Israel! Send one of your men to fight me!”
11 When Saul and the Israelites heard the Philistine’s words, they were very afraid.
12 Now David was the son of Jesse, an Ephrathite. Jesse was from Bethlehem in Judah. He had eight sons. In Saul’s time Jesse was an old man.
13 His three oldest sons followed Saul to the war. The first son was Eliab. The second son was Abinadab. And the third son was Shammah.
14 David was the youngest son. Jesse’s three oldest sons followed Saul.
15 But David went back and forth from Saul to Bethlehem. There he took care of his father’s sheep.
16 The Philistine Goliath came out every morning and evening. He stood before the Israelite army. This continued for 40 days.