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The Story of David

by Doods Dpogi on August 06, 2011

The Story of David
David and King Saul


The fierce battles with the Philistines continues, and at last the Israelites and Philistine armies found themselves facing one another across the mountains with the Valley of Elah between  them.

One morning there came out from the Philistine camp two men.  The first was a soldier carrying a shield, but it was the man behind him who made the Israelites gasp with horror.  He was an enormous giant of a man, nearly 10 feet tall, and dressed in a bronze javelin. His great thick spear had a wicked looking head of iron on it.  The name of this giant was Goliath, and the Israelites trembled at the sight of him.

He stood and glared across at the ranks of the Israelites; then he roared across to them in a terrible voice, “What do you think you are all doing there lining up for battle?  I am a Philistine and you are Saul’s slaves.  Choose one of your numbers and send him to fight me!  If he can kill me, then we will be your slaves; but if I win, then you shall be our slaves and serve us.  I dare you to send somebody to do battle with me!”

The Israelites were terrified and did not dare send anybody.  They were pretty sure who would win when they looked at Goliath!  No one in their army could have a hoe of beating him; so nobody went out to see him.

Goliath continued to roar his challenge at them.  Every morning and every evening for the next forty days he bellowed across at the Israelites.  Saul and his arming were dismayed and felt more and more discouraged.

Now Jesse was too old to go and fight in Saul’s army, but his three eldest sons had gone---Eliab, Abinadab and third son whose name Shammah.  David was still taking care of his father’s sheep.

One day Jesse said to David, “Go to your brothers in the army and take them some food---some roasted grain and loaves of bread.  See how they are getting on, and bring back something to prove to me that they are well.  Take ten cheeses for their commanding officer also.”

Early next morning, David got up, ready for his journey.  He left someone else in charge of the sheep and set off with the food which his father had given him.

When he reached the camp, both armies were just preparing for battle.  David handled the food to the officer in charge of supplies, and ran in among the soldiers to find his brothers.  As he was chatting to them, Goliath came out for his twice-daily challenge to the Israelites, clanking his armor and roaring defiance.  The Israelite soldiers were becoming worn down by this performance, and they ran away, trembling.

David asked the soldiers
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