These chapters tell the story of David. He is the youngest son of Jesse and a shepherd. His brothers go of to fight a war and he decides to join in. The Philistines there have a warrior named Goliath that is enormous and unbeatable, but David decides to take him on. With a sling and stone, he is able to knock down Goliath and kill him using his own sword. All is well until Saul fears that David is going to replace him and tries to kill him, but he fails. David, being able to easily kill him, refuses to do so and forgives him. However, Saul's sons eventually get killed by Samuel and Saul suicides. Due to this, David was now blessed to be a king.
Well that's a depressing ending. I like how David defeats Goliath with a mere stone and kills him with his sword. It further proves the saying "The bigger they are, the harder they fall" or something along those lines. These chapters show more of the good side of David since he is able to forgive and forget that Saul was going to kill him. Though that was in vain because Saul died anyways. Oh well, David was the king chosen by God wasn't he.
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