1 Samuel 17:15

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1 Samuel 17:13–17 · Berean Standard Bible

13 The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.

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

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

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

17 One 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.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Samuel 16:11

And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”

1 Samuel 16:19

So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.”

1 Samuel 16:20

And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat, and sent them to Saul with his son David.

1 Samuel 16:21

When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer.

1 Samuel 16:22

Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.”

1 Samuel 16:23

And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play, and Saul would become well, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.