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So Samuel took the container of olive oil and poured it on Jesse's youngest son to appoint him in front of his brothers. From that day on, the Lord 's Spirit worked in David. Samuel then went back to Ramah.

So Saul said to his servants, "Find someone who can play well and bring him to me."

So Jesse loaded a donkey with bread, a leather bag full of wine, and a young goat, and he sent them with his son David to Saul.

When David came to Saul, he began to serve him. Saul liked David and made him the officer who carried his armor.

When the evil spirit from God troubled Saul, David would take his harp and play. Then the evil spirit would leave him, and Saul would feel better.

with a bronze helmet on his head and a coat of bronze armor that weighed about one hundred twenty-five pounds.

He wore bronze protectors on his legs, and he had a bronze spear on his back.

The wooden part of his larger spear was like a weaver's rod, and its blade weighed about fifteen pounds. The officer who carried his shield walked in front of him.

His three oldest sons followed Saul to the war. The first son was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.

but David went back and forth from Saul to Bethlehem, where he took care of his father's sheep.

Jesse said to his son David, "Take this half bushel of cooked grain and ten loaves of bread to your brothers in the camp.

David left the food with the man who kept the supplies and ran to the battle line to talk to his brothers.

They said, "Look at this man! He keeps coming out to challenge Israel. The king will give much money to whoever kills him. He will also let whoever kills him marry his daughter. And his father's family will not have to pay taxes in Israel."

Saul put his own clothes on David. He put a bronze helmet on his head and dressed him in armor.

He took his stick in his hand and chose five smooth stones from a stream. He put them in his shepherd's bag and grabbed his sling. Then he went to meet the Philistine.

At the same time, the Philistine was coming closer to David. The man who held his shield walked in front of him.

He said, "Do you think I am a dog, that you come at me with a stick?" He used his gods' names to curse David.

He took a stone from his bag, put it into his sling, and slung it. The stone hit the Philistine and went deep into his forehead, and Goliath fell facedown on the ground.

So David defeated the Philistine with only a sling and a stone. He hit him and killed him. He did not even have a sword in his hand.

Then David ran and stood beside him. He took Goliath's sword out of its holder and killed him by cutting off his head. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they turned and ran.