20. Early in the morning David left his father's flock in the care of a shepherd. David loaded up the food and started out, just as Jesse had directed. David reached the camp as the army was going out to its battle positions. The soldiers were shouting the war cry.
21. Israel and the Philistines were lining up their armies for battle. The armies were facing each other.
22. David left what he had brought with the man who took care of the supplies. He ran to the battle lines and greeted his brothers.
23. As David was talking with them, Goliath stepped forward from his line. Goliath was a mighty Philistine hero from Gath. He again dared someone to fight him, and David heard it.
24. When Israel's army saw Goliath, all of them ran away from him. That's because they were filled with fear.
25. The men of Israel had been saying, "Just look at how this man keeps stepping forward! Again and again he dares Israel to fight him. The king will make the man who kills him very wealthy. He will also give him his daughter to be his wife. He won't require anyone in his family to pay any taxes in Israel."