41. The Philistine started walking towards David, with his shield-bearer walking in front of him. He kept coming closer,
42. and when he got a good look at David, he was filled with scorn for him because he was just a nice, good-looking boy.
43. He said to David, “What's that stick for? Do you think I'm a dog?” And he called down curses from his god on David.
44. “Come on,” he challenged David, “and I will give your body to the birds and animals to eat.”
45. David answered, “You are coming against me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the Israelite armies, which you have defied.