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1 Samuel 17:12, 13, 14, 15, 16

1 Samuel 17:12 NLT

Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem in the land of Judah. Jesse was an old man at that time, and he had eight sons.

1 Samuel 17:13 NLT

Jesse’s three oldest sons—Eliab, Abinadab, and Shimea—had already joined Saul’s army to fight the Philistines.

1 Samuel 17:14 NLT

David was the youngest son. David’s three oldest brothers stayed with Saul’s army

1 Samuel 17:15 NLT

but David went back and forth so he could help his father with the sheep in Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 17:16 NLT

For forty days, every morning and evening, the Philistine champion strutted in front of the Israelite army.