1st Samuel 17:16
Young's Literal Translation
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13 and the three eldest sons of Jesse go, they have gone after Saul to battle; and the name of his three sons who have gone into battle [are] Eliab the first-born, and his second Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
14 And David is the youngest, and the three eldest have gone after Saul,
15 and David is going and returning from Saul, to feed the flock of his father at Beth-Lehem.
16 And the Philistine draweth nigh, morning and evening, and stationeth himself forty days.
17 And Jesse saith to David his son, `Take, I pray thee, to thy brethren, an ephah of this roasted [corn], and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;
18 and these ten cuttings of the cheese thou dost take in to the head of the thousand, and thy brethren thou dost inspect for welfare, and their pledge dost receive.`
19 And Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel [are] in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.