1 Samuel 17
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1 Samuel 17:12-17

12Now DavidH1732 was 1the sonH1121 of 2the 3EphrathiteH673 of BethlehemH1035 in JudahH3063, the man whose nameH8034 was JesseH3448, and 4he had eightH8083 sonsH1121. And 5Jesse wasH2204 oldH2204 in the daysH3117 of SaulH7586, advancedH935 in years among menH376. 13The threeH7969 olderH1419 sonsH1121 of JesseH3448 had 6followedH1980H310 SaulH7586 to the battleH4421. And 7the namesH8034 of his threeH7969 sonsH1121 whoH834 had goneH1980 into the battleH4421 were EliabH446 the firstbornH1060, and secondH4932 to him, AbinadabH41, and the thirdH7992, ShammahH8048. 14So 8DavidH1732 was the youngestH6996. Now the threeH7969 oldestH1419 followedH1980H310 SaulH7586, 159but DavidH1732 wentH1980 backH7725 and forthH1980 from SaulH7586 10to tendH7462 his father’sH1 flockH6629 at BethlehemH1035. 16And the PhilistineH6430 cameH5066 forwardH5066 morningH7925 and eveningH6150, and tookH3320 his standH3320 for fortyH705 daysH3117.

17Then JesseH3448 saidH559 to his sonH1121 DavidH1732, “11TakeH3947 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 after ↩
  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 17:17 1 Sam 25:18 ↩

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