16. The Philistine came out morning and evening, presenting himself for forty days.
17. And Jesse said to David his son, Take for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain and these ten loaves and carry them quickly to your brothers at the camp.
18. Also take these ten cheeses to the commander of their thousand. See how your brothers fare and bring some token from them.
19. Now Saul and the brothers and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
20. So David rose up early next morning, left the sheep with a keeper, took the provisions, and went, as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the encampment as the host going forth to the battleground shouted the battle cry.
21. And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.
22. David left his packages in the care of the baggage keeper and ran into the ranks and came and greeted his brothers.
23. As they talked, behold, Goliath, the champion, the Philistine of Gath, came forth from the Philistine ranks and spoke the same words as before, and David heard him.
24. And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, terrified.
25. And the Israelites said, Have you seen this man who has come out? Surely he has come out to defy Israel; and the man who kills him the king will enrich with great riches, and will give him his daughter and make his father's house free [from taxes and service] in Israel.
26. And David said to the men standing by him, What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?
27. And the [men] told him, Thus shall it be done for the man who kills him.
28. Now Eliab his eldest brother heard what he said to the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David and he said, Why did you come here? With whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumption and evilness of heart; for you came down that you might see the battle.
29. And David said, What have I done now? Was it not a harmless question?
30. And David turned away from Eliab to another and he asked the same question, and again the men gave him the same answer.
31. When David's words were heard, they were repeated to Saul, and he sent for him.
32. David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of this Philistine; your servant will go out and fight with him.
33. And Saul said to David, You are not able to go to fight against this Philistine. You are only an adolescent, and he has been a warrior from his youth.
34. And David said to Saul, Your servant kept his father's sheep. And when there came a lion or again a bear and took a lamb out of the flock,