Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 17:16

“For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening to take his stand.”

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¹⁴And David was the youngest. The three oldest had followed Saul,

¹⁵But David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.

¹⁶For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening to take his stand.

¹⁷One day Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp.

¹⁸Take also these ten portions of cheese to the commander of their unit. Check on the welfare of your brothers and bring back an assurance from them.

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