The Giant struck terror into the hearts of the Armies of Israel.
Now there was a youth named David, ruddy and beautiful, who was on the Mountains of Palestine, tending his father's flocks.
As he sat watching the sheep, the Holy Spirit taught him many of the Psalms we all love, such as, "The Lord is my Shepherd."
One day a lion came out of his lair and took a lamb of the flock, and David, knowing that God was his strong Helper, went out after the lion, and smote him and got the lamb out of his mouth, and when the lion turned on him, David caught him by the beard and killed him. And a bear came in the same way, and he killed him too.
One day David's father, Jesse, sent him to see how his brothers, who were at the war, were getting on; and when he reached the Camp, the first thing that he heard was the news of this dreadful Giant, who was defying the Israelites every morning and every evening.
And David said, "Who is this heathen Philistine, that he should defy the Armies of the Living God?"
David's eldest brother was angry with him for what he said; but David's words were heard by the other soldiers, and they repeated them to King Saul.
And Saul sent for him, and when David came into his presence, he said to the King, "Let no man's heart fail him because of the Giant, I will go and fight with him!"
The giant struck terror into the hearts of the armies of Israel.