David and Goliath
David and Goliath
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There was a war in the land of Israel. King Saul and the Israelites were fighting the
Philistines. One of the Philistines was a giant. His name was Goliath. He was very
big and strong. The Israelites were afraid of him.
1 Samuel 17:1–7
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Goliath shouted to the Israelites. He told them to choose a man to fight him. No one
wanted to fight the giant. Goliath shouted to them every morning and every night for
forty days. None of the Israelites would fight him.
1 Samuel 17:4–11, 16
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David’s brothers were in the Israelite army. Jesse father of David sent David to take
some food to them.
1 Samuel 17:13–20
David saw the giant. He heard Goliath shouting. He saw that the men were afraid of
Goliath.
1 Samuel 17:23–24
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David said he would fight the giant. His brothers were angry. They said David should
be taking care of the sheep.
1 Samuel 17:26–37
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David knew God would help him. He picked up five stones. He took his sling and
went to fight Goliath.
1 Samuel 17:37, 40
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Goliath saw that David was young. He was angry. He shouted at David and made
fun of him. David shouted back. He said God would help him kill Goliath.
1 Samuel 17:41–47
Goliath came at David to fight. Then David put a stone in his sling and threw the
stone.
1 Samuel 17:49
The stone hit Goliath in the head. Goliath fell to the ground.
1 Samuel 17:49
David took Goliath’s sword and cut off his head.
1 Samuel 17:50–51
The Philistines saw David kill Goliath. They were afraid and ran away. God had
helped David kill the giant.
1 Samuel 17:51–53