46. This very day the Lord will put you in my power; I will defeat you and cut off your head. And I will give the bodies of the Philistine soldiers to the birds and animals to eat. Then the whole world will know that Israel has a God,
47. and everyone here will see that the Lord does not need swords or spears to save his people. He is victorious in battle, and he will put all of you in our power.”
48. Goliath started walking towards David again, and David ran quickly towards the Philistine battle line to fight him.
49. He put his hand into his bag and took out a stone, which he slung at Goliath. It hit him on the forehead and broke his skull, and Goliath fell face downwards on the ground.
50. And so, without a sword, David defeated and killed Goliath with a sling and a stone!
51. He ran to him, stood over him, took Goliath's sword out of its sheath, and cut off his head and killed him.When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they ran away.
52. The men of Israel and Judah shouted and ran after them, pursuing them all the way to Gath and to the gates of Ekron. The Philistines fell wounded all along the road that leads to Shaaraim, as far as Gath and Ekron.
53. When the Israelites came back from pursuing the Philistines, they looted their camp.
54. David picked up Goliath's head and took it to Jerusalem, but he kept Goliath's weapons in his own tent.
55. When Saul saw David going out to fight Goliath, he asked Abner, the commander of his army, “Abner, whose son is he?”“I have no idea, Your Majesty,” Abner answered.
56. “Then go and find out,” Saul ordered.
57. So when David returned to camp after killing Goliath, Abner took him to Saul. David was still carrying Goliath's head.
58. Saul asked him, “Young man, whose son are you?”“I am the son of your servant Jesse from Bethlehem,” David answered.