David Kills Goliath

17 ⁴¹ Goliath came toward David, walking behind the soldier who was carrying his shield. ⁴² When Goliath saw that David was just a healthy, good-looking boy, he made fun of him. ⁴³ "Do you think I’m a dog?" Goliath asked. "Is that why you’ve come after me with a stick?" He cursed David in the name of the Philistine gods ⁴⁴ and shouted, "Come on! When I’m finished with you, I’ll feed you to the birds and wild animals!" ⁴⁵ David answered: You’ve come out to fight me with a sword and a spear and a dagger. But I’ve come out to fight you in the name of the Lord All-Powerful. He is the God of Israel’s army, and you have insulted him too! ⁴⁶ Today the Lord will help me defeat you. I’ll knock you down and cut off your head, and I’ll feed the bodies of the other Philistine soldiers to the birds and wild animals. Then the whole world will know that Israel has a real God. ⁴⁷ Everybody here will see that the Lord doesn’t need swords or spears to save his people. The Lord always wins his battles, and he will help us defeat you.