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Compare And Contrast David And Goliath

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Like most Bible stories taught to a child, the violence in the story of David and Goliath was strongly downplayed when it was taught to me in middle school. Basically, as I remember the story: Goliath was a huge enemy and someone needed to defeat him, but no one would do it, so eventually a scrawny boy named David stepped up with only a few rocks and a slingshot. When Goliath saw David he laughed at his size, but David hit Goliath in the head with a rock and thus, defeated him.
Although this version is fairly accurate, it omits the foretelling beginning as well as the violent end of the story. First, before David fought Goliath, he was chosen by God to be the next king. As a result, God was with David – “the spirit of the Lord came mightily

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