25. One of the Israelite men said, “Did you see that man? Look at him! He comes out each day and makes fun of Israel. Whoever kills him will get rich. King Saul will give him a lot of money. Saul will also let his daughter marry the man who kills Goliath. He will also make that man’s family free from taxes in Israel.”
26. David asked the men standing near him, “What did he say? What is the reward for killing this Philistine and taking away this shame from Israel? Who is this Goliath anyway? He is only some foreigner, nothing but a Philistine. Why does he think he can speak against the army of the living God?”
27. So the Israelite told David about the reward for killing Goliath.
28. David’s oldest brother Eliab heard David talking with the soldiers and became angry. Eliab asked David, “Why did you come here? Who did you leave those few sheep with in the desert? I know why you came down here. You didn’t want to do what you were told to do. You just wanted to come down here to watch the battle.”
29. David said, “What did I do now? I didn’t do anything wrong! I was only talking.”
30. He turned to some other people and asked them the same questions. They gave him the same answers as before.
31. Some men heard David talking. They took David to Saul and told him what David had said.
32. David said to Saul, “People shouldn’t let Goliath discourage them. I am your servant. I will go fight this Philistine.”