12Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken [in years] among men.
13The three eldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
14David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul.
15Now David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father`s sheep at Beth-lehem.
16The Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
17Jesse said to David his son, Take now for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain, and these ten loaves, and carry [them] quickly to the camp to your brothers;
18and bring these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and look how your brothers fare, and take their pledge.
