Even before his famed confrontation with Goliath, David had shown extraordinary courage in protecting his father’s flocks ​ — killing both a lion and a bear.
Jau pirms slavenās cīņas ar Goliātu Dāvids bija rīkojies ārkārtīgi drosmīgi, sargādams tēva ganāmpulku, — viņš pat bija nogalinājis lauvu un lāci. ( 1. Samuēla 17: 34 — 37.)