Per First Samuel sixteen, for Saul Samuel did still mourn
But God said the next king to Jesse already had been born
To meet Jesse and all of his sons, Samuel did his part
The Lord said to look not at the outside, but at the heart
Through Samuel, God rejected sons one through seven
The youngest was in the field but was chosen by heaven
So Samuel took the horn of oil and did David anoint
For David, the Spirit of the Lord would not disappoint
Saul and the Israelite army in the Valley of Elah did camp
To face the Philistines and Goliath, a nine foot tall champ
Over one hundred twenty five pounds his armor did weigh
Goliath challenged the entire Israelite army every single day
The winner would rule over the nation of whomever died
“Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified”
Despite his age, young David volunteered to Goliath fight
Saul said that he would be no match for the giant’s might
But David had killed a bear and a lion while tending sheep
And was confident that safe the Lord God would him keep
In regards the “uncircumcised Philistine” who did God defy
David was very confident that at God’s hand he would die
Saul’s armor and helmet were far too unwieldy for the boy
So only took his sling and five stones – and God’s joy
David and Goliath approached each other in the field
David solo; Goliath had someone carrying his shield
Goliath saw David was a boy and did him despise
Because he seemed unarmed and due to his size
Goliath insulted David and by his gods did curse
David replied with promises that were not terse
He said that God would let him cut off Goliath’s head
So that all would know the victory was God’s instead
And so it transpired, in line with the plan of the Lord
David killed Goliath and cut off his head with a sword
“One in spirit with David” Saul’s son Jonathan did become
Into his house, Jonathan made David more than welcome
Whatever Saul sent David to do, he did exceedingly well
“This pleased all the people”, chapter eighteen does tell
Women came out to sing and play tambourines with their hands
“Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands”
This greatly angered Saul as the refrain definitely did him gall
He figured that David would end up with the kingdom and all
So from that day forward, on David Saul kept a jealous eye
Saul turned out to be an evil-spirited jealous vindictive guy
Saul told many to kill David in First Samuel nineteen
But Jonathan’s fondness for David was clearly seen
He warned David and told him to go into hiding
He talked with his father, even risking a chiding
Saul listened to his son and promised not to harm David
Then Jonathan called David from the place he had hid
David killed more Philistines when war broke out
They “fled before him” as his force led to a rout
But an evil spirit came across Saul, who had a spear
David eluded Saul and escaped, for his life he did fear
In First Chronicles ten, the Philistines again did attack
Israel was pressured, as David’s strength they did lack
Saul was wounded and his three sons had all died
He asked his aide to kill him because he could not hide
In the end, Saul died when he fell on his own sword
Then the Israelites fled away from the Philistine hoard
“Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord”
So David became king without raising his sword
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