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12 Now David was (A)the son of [a]the (B)Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, whose name was Jesse, and (C)he had eight sons. And [b]Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years among men. 13 And the three older sons of Jesse had gone. They had gone after Saul to the battle. And (D)the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and the second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. 14 (E)But David was the youngest. Now the three oldest had gone after Saul,

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  1. 1 Samuel 17:12 Lit this
  2. 1 Samuel 17:12 Lit the man