And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying: What shall be given to the man that shall kill this Philistine, and shall take away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
1 Samuel 17:24 And all the Israelites, when they saw the man, fled from his face, fearing him exceedingly.
1 Samuel 17:25 And some one of Israel said: Have you seen this man that is come up, for he is come up to defy Israel. And the man that shall slay him, the king will enrich with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and will make his father's house free from tribute in Israel.
1 Samuel 17:26 And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying: What shall be given to the man that shall kill this Philistine, and shall take away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
1 Samuel 17:27 And the people answered him the same words, saying: These things shall be given to the man that shall slay him.
1 Samuel 17:28 Now when Eliab his eldest brother heard this, when he was speaking with others, he was angry with David, and said: Why camest thou hither? and why didst thou leave those few sheep in the desert? I know thy pride, and the wickedness of thy heart: that thou art come down to see the battle.
The verse centers on "david", "spoke", "stood", "saying", "shall", "given", and "kill". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "david" and "spoke", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 25's "And some one of Israel said Have..." into verse 27's "And the people answered him the same...", so "david" and "spoke" belong inside that flow. In 1 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "david" and "spoke" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.