David and Goliath
Goliath was a nine-foot-tall soldier from Gath. He bragged that he
could beat any Israelite soldier who would fight him. But all the
Israelite soldiers were afraid to fight him.
David was a young shepherd boy who believed in God. He said, "The Lord
who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear,
will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine." David took his sling
and five smooth stones from the brook. Then he went to fight Goliath.
King Saul wanted to put his heavy armor and helmet on David. He also
tried to give David a big sword, but David said he could not wear them.
He knew that his strength and protection came from God.
Goliath cursed the boy coming out to fight him. David said to the
Philistine, "You come against me with sword and spear and javelin; but
I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the
armies of Israel, whom you have defied."
David threw a stone with his sling at Goliath. It hit Goliath in the
forehead and the giant fell face down. Without a sword in his hand he
struck down the giant and killed him.
David believed in God, and God helped him win over the
giant.