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11 When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
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On hearing the Philistine’s words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified.
12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.
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Now David was the son of an Ephrathite named Jesse, who was from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and in Saul’s time he was very old.
13 And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
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Jesse’s three oldest sons had followed Saul to the war: The firstborn was Eliab; the second, Abinadab; and the third, Shammah.
14 And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.
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David was the youngest. The three oldest followed Saul,
15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.
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but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.
16 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
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For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand.
17 And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;
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Now 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.
18 And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
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Take along these ten cheeses to the commander of their unit. See how your brothers are and bring back some assurance from them.
19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
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They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.”
20 And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.
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Early in the morning David left the flock in the care of a shepherd, loaded up and set out, as Jesse had directed. He reached the camp as the army was going out to its battle positions, shouting the war cry.
21 For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
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Israel and the Philistines were drawing up their lines facing each other.
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