31. What David said was overheard and reported to Saul, who then sent for him.
32. David told Saul, “No one should be discouraged because of this. I will go and fight this Philistine.”
33. Saul responded to David, “You can’t fight this Philistine. You’re just a boy, but he’s been a warrior since he was your age.”
34. David replied to Saul, “I am a shepherd for my father’s sheep. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock,
35. I went after it, struck it, and rescued the sheep from its mouth. If it attacked me, I took hold of its mane, struck it, and killed it.