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28 His oldest brother Eliab heard while he was speaking to the men, and Eliab became very angry against David[a] and said, “Why have you come down today, and with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumptuousness and the evil of your heart! For you have come down in order to see the battle!” 29 David replied, “What have I done now? I merely asked a question![b] 30 He turned around from him to another opposite him and he spoke to him in the same way,[c] and the people[d] answered him as before.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:28 Literally “and the nose of Eliab became hot concerning David”
  2. 1 Samuel 17:29 Literally “Is this not a word?”
  3. 1 Samuel 17:30 Literally “and he said according to this word”
  4. 1 Samuel 17:30 Or “troops”
  5. 1 Samuel 17:30 Literally “returned to him a word as the first word”