These are paintings of David & Goliath from The Dwelling Place murals i'm doing. Sorry, the angles are a little off cause these were painted in a hallway. Enjoy!

Story summary of David & Goliath:

The Philistine army had gathered against Israel. The 2 armies faced each other, camped for battle on opposite sides of a steep valley. A Philistine giant measuring over 9ft tall & wearing full armor, came out each day for 40 days, mocking and challenging the Israelites to fight. His name was Goliath. Saul, the King, & the whole army were terrified of Goliath.

One day, David, the youngest son of Jesse was sent to the battle lines by his father to bring back news of his brothers. David was probably just a young teenager at the time. While there, David heard Goliath shouting his daily defiance & he saw the great fear stirred within the men of Israel. David responded, " Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of God?"

So David volunteered to fight Goliath. It took some persuasion, but King Saul finally agreed to let David fight against the giant. Dressed in his simple tunic, carrying his Shepherd's staff, slingshot & a pouch full of stones, David approached Goliath. The giant cursed at him, hurling threats & insults.

David said to the giant, "You come against me with spear & sword & javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied...today I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air...& the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel...it's not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord's, & He will give all of you into our hands."

As Goliath moved in for the kill, David reached in his bag & swung one of his stones at Goliath's head. Finding a hole in the armor, the stone sunk into the giants forehead as he fell face down on the ground. David then took Goliath's sword, killed him, then cut off his head. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned & ran. So, the Israelites pursued, chasing & killing them & plundering their camp.