¹⁷ Jesse told his son David, “Take this half-bushel of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread to your brothers. Take them to your brothers in the camp right away. ¹⁸ And take these ten cheeses to the captain of the regiment. See how your brothers are doing, and bring back some news about them. ¹⁹ They, along with Saul and all the soldiers of Israel, are in the Elah Valley fighting the Philistines.”