David and Goliath - Retold

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David is a young shepherd boy entrusted with caring for his father’s sheep, spending his days in the fields and hills, singing with his harp. An old holy man named Samuel brings a message from God that someday David will become king and rule wisely. In the palace, King Saul is miserable, but David’s beautiful harp music cheers him, and the king asks David to stay and play every day.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages28

Reading Time43 min

AccessFree to download

David as a Shepherd Boy

Samuel’s Message to David

David at King Saul’s Palace

Playing the Harp for the King

Davidand GoliathlnspiuationalRetold by Janet Allison BrownCollection This book belongs to ISBN 0-7696-3127-49780769631271 EAN David andGoli 2313111321375MAINKANSAS CITY KANSASySPUBLIC LIBRARYDATE:11-20-67丁 First published in Great Britain in 2002 by BrimaxTM,A division of Autumn Publishing LimitedAppledram Barns,Chichester PO207EQ Children's Publishing All rights reserved.Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act,no part of thispublication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means,or stored in a databaseretrieval system,without prior written permission from the publisher. This edition published in the United States of America in 2003 byGingham Dog Press an imprint of McGraw-Hill Children's Publishing,a Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies8787 Orion PlaceColumbus,Ohio 43240-4027 www.MHkids.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file with the publisher. Printed in China. ISBN 0-7696-3127-4 12345678910 BRI 09080706050403 David eod bylane/lso Bro andGoliath llustrated by Summer Durartz Columbus,Ohio David was a young shepherd boy.Although he hadseven older brothers,he was given the important task oflooking after his father's sheep. David protected the sheep from wild animals and madesure they did not wander off his father's land.He spent allday in the fields and on the hillsides,watching the sheep andsinging beautiful songs on his harp # What musical instrument did David play? One day,an old man named Samuel came to David'shouse.He was a holy man and said that he had a specialmessage for David from God.“Someday,David,you will beking and will look after your people wisely,"he said. David was astonished."I'm only a shepherd boy!"he said.But David listened carefully to everything Samuel told him. What wasthe holyman's name? Far away,King Saul was not happy.Instead of taking careof his people and ruling his land wisely,he hid inside thepalace and was miserable. “Perhaps some beautiful music would cheer up the king,”suggested one of his servants. So,David was brought to the palace.When King Saulheard him play the harp,he began to smile.“You must stayand play for me every day!"he said.

FAQs

What job does David have as a shepherd boy?

David looks after his father’s sheep, protecting them from wild animals and keeping them from wandering.

Who delivers the message to David from God?

An old holy man named Samuel brings the special message from God to David.

Why is King Saul cheerful after meeting David?

King Saul smiles because David plays the harp, and the beautiful music cheers him up.

Sep 29, 2026

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