Second Messenger:
O king, I bear evil tidings:
For every thousand Israelites,
There are ten thousand Philistines.
And there is none to withstand them.
Saul: Go ye and summon the warriors of Israel.
(Second Messenger goes out to right. Gradually the Soldiers of Israel enter and group at back. The First Messenger reenters with the three elder Sons of Jesse.)
First Messenger: Here are the sons of Jesse, lord.
Saul:
Come nearer, men. (They stand before him.)
And are ye sons of Jesse the Bethlehemite?
Eliab: Yea, O lord king!
Saul:
Is one among you called by the name of "David,"
Or "The sweet singer in Israel"?