21
Isra'el and the P'lishtim had set up their battle lines facing each other.
22
David left his equipment in charge of the equipment guard, ran to the troops, went to his brothers and asked if they were well.
23
As he was talking with them, there came the champion, the P'lishti from Gat named Golyat, from the ranks of the P'lishtim, saying the same words as before; and David heard them.
24
When the soldiers from Isra'el saw the man, they all ran away from him, terrified.
25
The soldiers from Isra'el said [to each other], "You saw that man who just came up? He has come to challenge Isra'el. To whoever kills him, the king will give a rich reward; he'll also give him his daughter and exempt his father's family from all service and taxes in Isra'el."
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David said to the men standing with him, "What reward will be given to the man who kills this P'lishti and removes this disgrace from Isra'el? Who is this uncircumcised P'lishti anyway, that he challenges the armies of the living God?"
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The people answered with what they had been saying, adding, "That's what will be done for the man who kills him."
28
Eli'av his oldest brother heard when David spoke to the men, and it made Eli'av angry at him. He asked, "Why did you come down here? With whom did you leave those few sheep in the desert? I know how conceited you are and how wicked your heart is! You just came down to watch the fighting."
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David said, "What have I done now? I only asked a question."
30
He turned away from him to someone else and asked the same question, and the people gave him the same answer.
31
David's words were overheard and told to Sha'ul, who summoned him.