09:017:012 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.
09:017:013 And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
09:017:014 And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed
Saul.
09:017:015 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's
sheep at Bethlehem.
09:017:016 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and
presented himself forty days.
09:017:017 And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren
an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run
to the camp of thy brethren;
09:017:018 And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their
thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their
pledge.
09:017:019 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
09:017:020 And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.
09:017:021 For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.