For Christians: Some Bible study/knowledge required.?

David used the same things he had used before. These were the same tools he had used to kill the lion and the bear before. What God had used before, He would use again.

A charming - but purely legendary - Rabbinical story says these five particular stones called out to David from the brook and said, “By us you shall overcome the giant!”

They were five smooth stones. “Had they been rough or angular, they would not have easily passed through the air, and their asperities would, in the course of their passage, have given them a false direction. Had they not been smooth, they could not have been readily despatched from the sling.” (Clarke)

Why did David choose five stones? He only needed one to kill Goliath. Perhaps it was because Goliath had four brothers (2 Samuel 21:18-22).

David picked up 5 stones because 4 of Goliath's brothers were standing right behind him. David intended to kill all 5.

Whatever the case, it would be God who directed the killing stone. However, David still needed to get a stone going in the right direction. David also did not know if there would be some others he would need to fight. Already by using only a sling, he was proving he had faith in God against a heavily armed giant.

These 5 stones were the size of oranges, not pebbles, which he carried in his shepherd's bag. He only used one at a time.

Goliath was from the city of Gath. Whether others from there were at this battle, the bible does not say. Years later, he hid out in Gath as Saul hunted him. Later, he killed 4 more giants from Gath.

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Goliath had brothers, and they were giants also

giant in this case translates to be 13 ft , and not 6

Moses' spies said they met some giants and we were but grasshoppers in their sight

King Og had a 13 ft bronze bed

A possible explanation might be that Goliath had four brothers, this is speculative though...

To prepare himself for victory......even though all he needed was one.

It's just another ridiculous plot in a book full of them.

How can anybody see significance in a detail as minor as that?

Because he didn't have faith that one would be enough.