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27 The men [a]told him, “That is what will be done for the man who kills him.”

28 Now Eliab his oldest brother heard what he said to the men; and Eliab’s [b]anger burned against David and he said, “Why have you come down here? With whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumption (overconfidence) and the evil of your heart; for you have come down in order to see the battle.” 29 But David said, “What have I done now? Was it not just a [harmless] question?”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:27 Lit spoke according to this word.
  2. 1 Samuel 17:28 Lit his nose got hot.

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