Sirach 47:2-4

Good News Translation

David

^2 (A)As the choice fat portion of the fellowship offering is reserved for the Lord, so David was chosen from among the Israelites. ³ He played with lions and bears as if they were lambs or little goats. ⁴ When he was still a boy, he killed a giant to rescue his people. He put a stone in his sling, took aim, and put an end to Goliath's bragging.