²⁸ David’s oldest brother Eliab heard David talking with the soldiers and became angry. Eliab asked David, “Why did you come here? Who did you leave those few sheep with in the desert? I know why you came down here. You didn’t want to do what you were told to do. You just wanted to come down here to watch the battle.”

²⁹ David said, “What did I do now? I didn’t do anything wrong! I was only talking.” ³⁰ He turned to some other people and asked them the same questions. They gave him the same answers as before.