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1 Samuel 17:11-13
Lexham English Bible
1 Samuel 17:11-13
Lexham English Bible
11 When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and very afraid.
David Enters the Scene of Battle
12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite. This man was from Bethlehem of Judah, and his name was Jesse. He had[a] eight sons; in the days of Saul this man was old, yet he still walked among[b] the men. 13 The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone and followed[c] Saul to the battle. The names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, his second oldest was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.
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- 1 Samuel 17:12 Literally “And for him were”
- 1 Samuel 17:12 The LXX reads “he went in years”; that is, he was advanced in years
- 1 Samuel 17:13 Literally “went after”
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