1 Samuel 17:27-29

GOD’S WORD Translation

²⁷ The soldiers repeated ⌞to David⌟ how the man who kills Goliath would be treated.

²⁸ Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard David talking to the men. Then Eliab became angry with David. “Why did you come here,” he asked him, “and with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know how overconfident and headstrong you are. You came here just to see the battle.”

²⁹ “What have I done now?” David snapped at him. “Didn’t I ⌞merely⌟ ask a question?”