I Samuel 17

The Philistines are not out of the picture. They come back and this time, they have a giant, Goliath of Gath.

The two armies stand apart in the battlefield and for forty days, Goliath comes and taunts the Israelites. It seem like everyone has forgotten that Jonathan and his armor bearer killed 20 before God sent an earthquake.

David is bringing supplies to his brothers who are in Saul's arm. David sees Goliath's taunts and gets mad. He asks around and finds out that whoever kills Goliath will get Saul's daughter in marriage. Woah!

Now we know why David does what follows.

He says to Saul that he will go fight Goliath. Saul initially declines, but David persists and tells the stories how he fought off lions and bears as a shepherd. This convinces Saul and he lets David go off. David declines Saul's armor and heads off with a sling and 5 stones. David throws one shot with his sling and it lands in Goliath's forehead. He falls to the ground. David walks over and cuts off Goliath's head.

The Philistines flee and the Israelites chase them down.

Back at the camp, Saul finally asks David about his father. A chapter before, David played music for Saul and was Saul's armor-bearer. Now, he finally wants to know about David's father. One explanation is Saul now knows that they will be in-laws soon, so he is curious what family his daughter will marry into.