David offered himself to Saul to fight with Goliath, the Philistine champion, and, to give him courage, Saul armed him with his own weapons; which David rejected as soon as he had them on his back, saying he could make no use of them, and that he wished to meet the enemy with his sling and his knife.
Offerendosi David a Saul di andare a combattere con Golia, provocatore filisteo, Saul, per dargli animo, l'armò dell’arme sua, le quali, come David ebbe indosso, recusò, dicendo con quelle non si potere bene valere di sé stesso, e però voleva trovare el nimico con la sua fromba e con il suo coltello.