1 Samuel 17
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1 Samuel 17:12-17

12Now DavidH1732 was 1the sonH1121 of 2the 3EphrathiteH673 of BethlehemH1035 in JudahH3063, whose nameH8034 was JesseH3448, and 4he had eightH8083 sonsH1121. And 5Jesse was oldH2204 in the daysH3117 of SaulH7586, advancedH935 in years among menH376. 13The threeH7969 olderH1419 sonsH1121 of JesseH3448 had 6goneH1980 afterH310 SaulH7586 to the battleH4421. And 7the namesH8034 of his threeH7969 sonsH1121 whoH834 wentH1980 to the battleH4421 were EliabH446 the firstbornH1060, and the secondH4932 to him AbinadabH41, and the thirdH7992 ShammahH8048. 148DavidH1732 was the youngestH6996. Now the threeH7969 oldestH1419 followedH1980H310 SaulH7586, 159but DavidH1732 wentH1980H7725 backH7725 and forth from SaulH7586 10to tendH7462 his father’sH1 flockH6629 at BethlehemH1035. 16The PhilistineH6430 cameH5066 11forwardH5066 morningH7925 and eveningH6150 for fortyH705 daysH3117 and tookH3320 his standH3320.

17Then JesseH3448 saidH559 to DavidH1732 his sonH1121, “12TakeH3947 nowH4994 for your brothersH251 an ephahH374 of thisH2088 roastedH7039 grainH7039 and theseH2088 tenH6235 loavesH3899 and runH7323 to the campH4264 to your brothersH251.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Samuel 17:12 Ruth 4:22; 1 Sam 16:18 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Samuel 17:12 Lit this ↩
  3. 3. 1 Samuel 17:12 Gen 35:19 ↩
  4. 4. 1 Samuel 17:12 1 Sam 16:10, 11; 1 Chr 2:13-15 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Samuel 17:12 Lit the man ↩
  6. 6. 1 Samuel 17:13 Lit gone; they went ↩
  7. 7. 1 Samuel 17:13 1 Sam 16:6, 8, 9 ↩
  8. 8. 1 Samuel 17:14 1 Sam 16:11 ↩
  9. 9. 1 Samuel 17:15 1 Sam 16:21-23 ↩
  10. 10. 1 Samuel 17:15 1 Sam 16:11, 19 ↩
  11. 11. 1 Samuel 17:16 Lit near ↩
  12. 12. 1 Samuel 17:17 1 Sam 25:18 ↩

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17

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