Jesse: Where hast thou sent him?
Eliab: To the hillside, away from Bethlehem.
Jesse: Where are thy brothers?
Eliab: They make them ready to fight the Philistines.
Jesse: Who tendeth their sheep?
Eliab (sullenly): David.
Jesse (with mild sarcasm):
And if a bear or a lion attack the flocks,
The little David is alone;
While his brave brothers abide here in safety.
He perchance fighteth, while they make them ready.
Eliab (sneers):
Thou ever didst make much of David.
The very name of "David" means "beloved."