1 Samuel 17:14

14 David was the youngest. The three oldest sons followed Saul.

1 Samuel 17:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 17:14

And David was the youngest
For the sake of whom this account is given of Jesse and his family, and who after this makes a considerable figure in the camp and court of Saul:

and the three eldest followed Saul;
as before related, and which is repeated, that it might be observed that they only of Jesse's sons followed Saul; not David particularly, but who was providentially sent to the army at the time the Philistine was defying it.

1 Samuel 17:14 In-Context

12 David was the son of an Ephrathite. His name was Jesse. He was from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons. When Saul was king, Jesse was already very old.

13 Jesse's three oldest sons had followed Saul into battle. The oldest son was Eliab. The second was Abinadab. The third was Shammah.

14 David was the youngest. The three oldest sons followed Saul.

15 But David went back and forth from Saul's camp to Bethlehem. He went to Bethlehem to take care of his father's sheep.

16 Every morning and evening Goliath came forward and stood there. He did it for 40 days.