Jonathan:
This challenge hath been cried before the army,
And none is found who dare hope for the victory.
Saul:
Perchance a champion for Israel is here. (Beckons.)
Ho, sons of Jesse, ye are come to fight;
Ye are big men.
Which one of you will fight 'gainst this Philistine?
(There is a pause: all look on ground.)
Unto the champion who kills Goliath,
The king will give great riches.
And to that man the king will give his daughter.
(There is another pause.)
Eliab (uncertainly):
I fear, lord king,
For if I fail, then Israel is doomed to servitude.