²⁷ And the people answered him in this manner, saying, “So shall it be done to the man who killeth him.”

²⁸ And Eliab, his eldest brother, heard when he spoke unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David and he said, “Why camest thou down hither? And with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride and the willfulness of thine heart, for thou hast come down that thou mightest see the battle.”

²⁹ And David said, “What have I now done? Is there not a cause?”