And his broth-ers told him to go home and take care of his sheep, for it was just a trick of his to come up to camp that he might see the fight. [Illustration: DA-VID BE-FORE SAUL.] Da-vid said, I have done no wrong! and the men to whom he spoke went and told Saul what he had said. And Saul sent for him, but did not know that he was the same one who used to play on the harp for him. And Da-vid told Saul he would go out and fight the great man from Gath. And Saul said, Thou art but a youth, and he has been a man of war all his days. Then Da-vid told Saul how he had fought with and slain the wild beasts that came out of the woods to eat up the lambs of his flock. And, said he, this man is no more than a wild beast, and the Lord will save me from him as he did from the paw of the li-on and the bear. And Saul said, Go, and the Lord go with thee. And Saul put on him a coat of mail, and clothed him in brass from head to foot, and hung a sword at his side. But Da-vid took them all off, and said, I have not tried them, and can-not use them. And he took his staff in his hand, and chose five smooth stones from the brook and put them in a bag that he wore. And his sling was in his hand when he drew near to Go-li-ath. Go-li-ath came near to Da-vid, and when he saw what a youth he was, he drew up his head with great scorn. Da-vid ran to meet him, and put his hand in his bag and drew forth a stone, and slung it, and struck Go-li-ath on the fore-head with such force that the stone sank in through the bone and he fell on his face to the earth. [Illustration: DA-VID WITH GO-LI-ATH'S HEAD.] Then Da-vid ran and stood on Go-li-ath, and drew his sword from its sheath, and slew him and cut off his head. And when the Phil-is-tines saw that the man in whom they had put their trust was dead they fled. And Da-vid came back from the fight with the head of Go-li-ath in his hand, and was brought to Saul. And Saul would not let Da-vid go back to his own home, but made him stay with him. And Jon-a-than fell in love with him, and to show his love, took off all the rich clothes he had on and put them on Da-vid, and gave him his sword, his bow, and his belt. And Da-vid did as Saul told him, and all who saw him were pleased with him, and Saul put him at the head of his men of war. But when King Saul and his men went through the towns on their way back from the fight, the folks came out and sang and danced to praise them for what they had done. But they said more in praise of Da-vid than of Saul, and when Saul heard it he was wroth, and from that day ceased to be Da-vid's friend. The next day Da-vid stood near Saul with his harp in his hand to play him some sweet tunes. And Saul held a spear in his hand, and he cast it at Da-vid so that it would go through him and pin him to the wall. But Da-vid saw it and took a step one side, and it did him no harm.