1 Samuel 17:11-13

Lexham English Bible

¹¹ When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and very afraid.

David Enters the Scene of Battle

¹² Now David was the son of an Ephrathite. This man was from Bethlehem of Judah, and his name was Jesse. He had^[a] eight sons; in the days of Saul this man was old, yet he still walked among^[b] the men. ¹³ The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone and followed^[c] Saul to the battle. The names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, his second oldest was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.