Saul was ordered to fight against his enemies, killed all the Amalekites and captured Agag, king of Amalek. In the battle, he was merciful and did not completely destroy the Amalekites. In addition, he did not hand over all the spoils, leaving some cattle, sheep and valuables, ready to reward the army appropriately.
Samuel was furious when he learned that he had violated God's will and his own command. At first, Saul also argued that. Later, Samuel insisted on his own opinion and had to plead guilty by pulling his predecessor's robe. When Samuel turned around angrily, his skirt was torn with a bang. Samuel took advantage of this topic and said, "Saul, this is God's will. You have broken off diplomatic relations with Israel. God will give this country to someone better than you. " Then Samuel personally killed Agag, king of Amalek, and hurried away, never wanting to see Saul again.
Later, when he saw that Saul became more and more willful and failed to live up to the wishes of the people, he was very sad and regretted making Saul king.
One day, God said to him, "Don't be sad anymore, because I rejected him, too. I chose a son of the Jesse family in Bethlehem. Go by yourself. "
Samuel went to Jesse's house and asked Jesse to call his sons. He looked at his eldest son first, and felt that all the conditions were good. He thinks this must be God's chosen person.
But God said to him, "You can't just look at people's appearance, but also look at their hearts."
Samuel looked at the second son, the third son and the fourth son. They were not chosen by God. He wondered and asked, "Jesse, are all your sons here?"
"Oh, no, David, the youngest son, is out herding sheep."
After listening to Jesse's answer, the old priest said "Oh" and he understood everything. He quickly urged Jesse to find his little son.
Soon after, a young man with blond curly hair, rosy complexion, clear eyes and beautiful appearance rushed in, was pushed forward by his brothers and stood in front of the old man for no reason.
God said to Samuel, "Yes, that's him!" " The old priest immediately stood up, anointed him in public and put his hand on his head. David suddenly felt the holy spirit of God seeping into his body.
The brave shepherd boy David is Jesse's youngest son and the grandson of Ruth and Boaz. When grazing, he struggled with lions and bears twice. Under their fierce attacks, he killed the wild animals alone and rescued his own sheep. The little shepherd boy can also sing and play the harp. Whenever he grazes alone in the wilderness, he writes and plays by himself, which is very famous in the local area. People like to listen to him play the piano and sing.
At that time, Saul was always upset, moody and unhappy because of Samuel's prophecy and his hasty departure. Someone suggested that he use music to regulate nerves, exorcise demons and cure diseases, and recommended David, a shepherd boy who can play and sing. Since then, David has often entered the palace to wait on the king and treat his nerves.
During the reign of Saul, the Philistines were the most hated. They often stir up trouble and fight the Israeli army.
This time, the Philistine troops gathered in sogou, the territory of Israel, and camped to threaten Israel. Saul had to arrange an army to confront him in the valley of Elah. Both sides controlled the mountain and faced each other across the valley. When the war started, I saw a crouching giant from the Felix army. He is six cubits tall, wearing a golden helmet, armor, knee pads and a bronze halberd on his back. In his hand was a steel head of six hundred shekels, as thick as the shaft of a loom. In front of him, a soldier opened the way with a shield.
This giant is a warrior in the Felix army. His name is Goliath. He was aggressive, swaggering and facing the Israeli army arrogantly, shouting, "Who dares to come out and fight with me?" . We can make a contract first. If your people defeat me and kill me, we Philistines would rather be your slaves. If I defeat him and kill him, you will become our slaves and serve us Philistines. "He also shouted," I scolded the Israeli army today, and you dare to stand up and fight. If no one hits, I will scold the array every day, making you tremble! "
After hearing Goliath's scolding, Saul and his men were really frightened and had to stay put. As for the Philistines, it was really a 40-day row from morning till night.
On this day, David's father asked him to deliver food for his brothers. Because Jesse had three sons serving in an Israeli military camp, the soldiers brought their own food, and Jesse's three sons sent messages to their father asking for food. Jesse is too old to move. He wants his youngest son David to take a bag of corn to the front battlefield, give it to his three brothers and say hello to them.
When they arrived at the barracks, the brothers entered the trench. Curious David listened to the soldiers talking about how terrible giants were. David refused to accept, gave the food to the soldiers who stayed behind, and ran to the trenches alone, met the greetings of his brothers and talked with them.
At this time, Goliath came out from the ranks of the Philistines again, cursing the array proudly as before. When the Israeli soldiers saw it, they all ran back. Someone pointed out to David, "Look, look, even that terrible giant, no one can subdue him." The king ordered that whoever could beat him would be rewarded with a large sum of money; I also want to marry my daughter to him, and at the same time exempt his family's food money. "
David listened, ready to try. As soon as the two brothers saw him, they lost their temper with him: "What are you doing here? Who did you entrust your sheep to? I know you are proud and want to show yourself, but you know what this place is. This is a battlefield that makes you lose your mind! " David didn't listen, grabbed a few words, left his brother and asked another man about the battle.
When someone told Saul, Saul called him and asked his opinion. David said, "Don't be afraid of the Philistine, let your servant deal with the giant!" " "
Saul praised his courage, but advised him, "You can't go. You are so young and still a child. He is a veteran who has fought many battles! " "
David confidently replied, "I have been herding sheep for my father since I was a child. Sometimes I meet lions and bears and take a lamb from the flock. I tried my best to chase it, beat it and save my lamb from its mouth. " He came back to bite me, so I grabbed his beard and killed him. These savage Philistines dare to curse before the army of the living God, and their end will be like a lion and a bear. "He also said," Almighty God can save me from the claws of lions and bears, and he will certainly save me from the Philistines. "
Saul was moved by David's courage and piety. He said, "My little soldier, go. God is with you." So Saul took off his robe and put it on David, and took off the bronze helmet from his head and put it on him. He also put on armor and carried a combat knife. David has never worn it like this, so he is not used to it. He can't even walk. He smiled and resolutely refused to give all this back to Saul. He only picked a cane, then went to the river to pick up five smooth pebbles, put them in the shepherd's clothes bag, picked up his homemade slingshot and jumped out of the ditch to face the Philistines.
When Goliath saw someone leaving the camp from Israel, he also ran to him. Looking closer, I saw a handsome young man, half shorter than himself, holding only a crutch in his hand. He couldn't help laughing and said contemptuously, "look at you, boy, what are you doing with a cane?" Are you hitting the dog? I am not a dog. I advise you not to come and die, and leave quickly! " Seeing David's resolute expression, he began to curse: "Good boy, if you don't want to leave, come." I will feed your meat to the birds in the air and the animals on the ground. "
David didn't panic in the face of this tall giant, only he was angry. He has a well-thought-out plan because he worships God and is a follower of God. He said, "You attacked me with swords, spears and bronze halberds. I didn't attack you with these weapons, but with the power of God. Today, God gave you to me, and I will kill you and cut off your head. I will also throw the bodies of Philistine officers and soldiers to the birds in the air and the beasts on the ground to eat. I want people all over the world to know that the God of Israel is extremely powerful. I want the whole world to know that those who attack others have no good end. "
The Philistines flew into a rage, waving broadswords and killing the generals. David hurried to meet him. As he ran, he reached out and took out a stone from his bag, raised his slingshot and filled the bowstring. "Brush!" Bang, the stone couldn't go up or down, and it hit the other person's head. Goliath couldn't escape, so he "pa!" David fell to the ground with a bang, rushed to the enemy with lightning, pulled out a knife from Goliath's sheath, killed him, cut off his head, and took him back to the barracks, which was full of joy.
When the Philistines saw that the fierce soldier fell to the ground and his head was cut off, they all fled. The Israelites took the opportunity to shout, courageously pursue and beat the enemy out of the water.
Saul happily accepted the young hero David and made him the captain of the soldiers. His son Jonathan is about the same age as David. They hit it off immediately and soon became good friends.