1 Samuel 17:35 meaning and explanation

I went after it, struck it down, and delivered the lamb from its mouth. If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it.

1 Samuel 17:35, Berean Standard Bible

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David is speaking to King Saul in the Israelite camp, answering Saul's objection that a boy cannot face the Philistine champion Goliath. David describes his work as a shepherd: when a lion or bear carried off a lamb, he pursued it, struck it, and rescued the lamb from its mouth.

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