David and Goliath

The army of Israel was facing the army of the Philistines across a valley.

Every day a giant named Goliath came out and shouted at Israel’s army. He wore heavy bronze armor and carried a huge spear. “Send someone to fight me,” he yelled. Everyone in Israel’s army was afraid.

David was a young shepherd boy. He came to the camp to bring food to his big brothers. He heard Goliath shouting.

David told King Saul, “I will go fight him. When I take care of my father’s sheep, God has saved me from a lion and a bear. He will save me from this giant too.”

Saul gave David his own armor and helmet. But they were too big and heavy. David could not walk in them, so he took them off.

Instead, David took his shepherd’s staff and his sling. He picked five smooth stones from the stream and put them in his bag.

Goliath laughed at David. But David said, “You come with a sword and a spear. I come in the name of the Lord. The battle belongs to the Lord.”

David ran toward Goliath. He put a stone in his sling and let it fly. It hit Goliath on the forehead, and the giant fell to the ground.

God gave David the win, with no sword in his hand. The Philistine army ran away.