As the youngest son of chief Yishai, Dawid was seemingly destined to be a shepherd or herdsman on his father's estate. He had shown early promise to those who knew him, but that had not included his father or his brothers. As he grew to manhood, the young man had proven strong and given to a study of his ancestors. He had come to believe, as many of them had, that the world around him was no 'accident.' It's creator, though, had to be far greater than any of the man-like deities that the Pelesti and other Khami touted as gods. Reason dictated that all that was had not been made by someone so small.