1 Samuel 17:32-36

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

³² David said to Saul, ‘Don’t let anyone be discouraged by him;^(A) your servant will go^(B) and fight this Philistine! ’

³³ But Saul replied, ‘You can’t go and fight this Philistine. You’re just a youth, and he’s been a warrior since he was young.’

³⁴ David answered Saul, ‘Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock, ³⁵ I went after it, struck it down, and rescued the lamb from its mouth.^(C) If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur,^[a] strike it down, and kill it. ³⁶ Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.’