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31 When David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, he called for him.[a]

32 David said to Saul, “Don’t let anyone be discouraged.[b] Your servant will go and fight this Philistine!” 33 But Saul replied to David, “You aren’t able to go against this Philistine and fight him. You’re just a boy! He has been a warrior from his youth.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:31 tn Heb “he took him.”
  2. 1 Samuel 17:32 tn Heb “Let not the heart of a man fall upon him.” The LXX reads “my lord,” instead of “a man.”