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David, the Shepherd Boy
David was a shepherd boy. He protected his sheep from wolves.
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The King of Israel
King Saul was the King of Israel.
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Israelites Versus Philistines
The Israelites and the Philistines were enemies.
The two armies were ordered to prepare for battle.
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Goliath
His name was Goliath. They also had a huge man in their army.The Philistines had a huge army.
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Goliath
Choose a man to fight me! If I win, you will be our slaves. If you win, we will be your slaves!
Everyday, for 40 days, Goliath would shout to the Israelites,
He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore bronze armour over his body. He had a javelin slung across his back and held a tall spear in his hand.
Goliath was 9 feet tall! (That’s taller than your classroom door!)
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David and his Brothers
David’s brothers were in the Israelite army. David was sent to his brothers, to give them some food.So David left his sheep with another shepherd, and went to see his brothers.
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I Will Fight Him!
David said to King Saul “I will fight the giant! I protect my sheep from wolves, so I can fight this man! God will keep me safe.”While he was with his brothers, David saw the giant Goliath and heard what he was shouting.
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David the Soldier
Saul put armour on David, and a bronze helmet. But it was all too heavy and David couldn’t move! David took it all off again.
Saul agreed and said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you”.
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Five Smooth Stones
David chose five smooth stones from the river and put them in his shepherd’s bag. He held his sling (like a catapult) in his hand.
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David Meets Goliath
When Goliath saw the boy coming towards him, he laughed out loud and shouted,
You come at me with a spear, but I have the Lord on my side!
Come here and I will feed you to the birds!
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The Lord is On My Side
The stone hit Goliath on the forehead and he fell down, dead!
He put a stone into the sling, swung it around his head, and let the stone go.
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The Lord is On My Side
The Israelites cheered! David the shepherd boy was a hero and, with God on his side, had saved them from slavery.
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