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.