Whom did David defeat with only a sling and a stone?

Answer 1

A:Millions of young children have been taught the famous story of the future King David slaying Goliath with a sling and a stone, to guide them to understand the greatness of David and, perhaps, his God. David had already had intimate acquaintance with King Saul, when he became the king's armour bearer and then his personal musician (1 Samuel 16:21,23). A little later, David told Saul that he would fight Goliath, so Saul offered him his own personal armour, but did not appear to recognise David (1 Samuel 17:30-39). 2 Samuel says that David went on to become king of Israel, with the defeat of Goliath a key reason for his ready acceptance by the Israelites.

The Book of Chronicles is essentially a post-Exilic rewrite of the Books of Samuel and Kings, yet it does not mention David's victory over Goliath, and therefore does not attribute his kingship to this famous victory. This suggests that the Chronicler either did not believe the story to be true or did not regard it as at all important.

Another Answer:

This famous story of 'living faith' tells of David's when faced with the enormous challenge of defeating the champion of the Philistines - Goliath. As a youth facing the giant Goliath, David had faith that God would help him, stating, "The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine" (1 Samuel 17:37).

God called David - whom He had chosen to become the 2nd King of Israel - 'a man after My own heart, who will do all My will (Acts 13:22). He is also a notable in the 'Faith Chapter' of Paul in the New Testament - Hebrews 11:32-33.