1 Samuel 17:30-35
New American Standard Bible
31When the words that David spoke were heard, they informed Saul, and he sent for him.
32And David said to Saul, 'May no one’s heart fail on account of him; your servant will go and fight this Philistine!'
33But Saul said to David, 'You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight him; for you are only a youth, while he has been a warrior since his youth.'
34But David said to Saul, 'Your servant was tending his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a sheep from the flock,
35I went out after it and attacked it, and rescued the sheep from its mouth; and when it rose up against me, I grabbed it by its mane and struck it and killed it.
King James Version
Chapter 17
30And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner. 31And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him.Christian Standard Bible
31What David said was overheard and reported to Saul, so he had David brought to him.
32David said to Saul, "Don’t let anyone be discouraged by him; your servant will go and fight this Philistine!"
34David answered Saul: "Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,
35I went after it, struck it down, and rescued the lamb from its mouth. If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it.
New Living Translation
English Standard Version
31When the words that David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul, and he sent for him.
32And David said to Saul, "Let no man 's heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine."
33And Saul said to David, "You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are but a youth, and he has been a man of war from his youth."
34But David said to Saul, "Your servant used to keep sheep for his father. And when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb from the flock,
35I went after him and struck him and delivered it out of his mouth. And if he arose against me, I caught him by his beard and struck him and killed him.
New International Version