22. David left the food with the officer in charge of the supplies, ran to the battle line, went to his brothers, and asked how they were getting on.
23. As he was talking to them, Goliath came forward and challenged the Israelites as he had done before. And David heard him.
24. When the Israelites saw Goliath, they ran away in terror.
25. “Look at him!” they said to each other. “Listen to his challenge! King Saul has promised to give a big reward to the man who kills him; the king will also give him his daughter to marry and will not require his father's family to pay taxes.”
26. David asked the men who were near him, “What will the man get who kills this Philistine and frees Israel from this disgrace? After all, who is this heathen Philistine to defy the army of the living God?”