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28 Then Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and (A)Eliab’s anger burned against David, and he said, “Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I myself know your arrogance and the wickedness 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 word?” 30 Then he turned [a]away from him to another and (B)said the same word; and the people responded to him with the same word as [b]before.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:30 Lit from beside him
  2. 1 Samuel 17:30 Lit the former word

28 When Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with anger(A) at him and asked, “Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know how conceited you are and how wicked your heart is; you came down only to watch the battle.”

29 “Now what have I done?” said David. “Can’t I even speak?” 30 He then turned away to someone else and brought up the same matter, and the men answered him as before.

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