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18 Take these ten pieces of cheese to the commander of the unit,[a] check on the well-being of your brothers, and bring something back from them. 19 Saul, your brothers,[b] and all the men of Israel are in the valley of Elah fighting with the Philistines.” 20 David got up early in the morning, left the sheep with a keeper, took the supplies,[c] and went as Jesse had directed him. He arrived at the encampment[d] as the army was going out to the battle line, shouting the battle cry.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:18 Lit. thousand
  2. 1 Samuel 17:19 Lit. they
  3. 1 Samuel 17:20 The Heb. lacks the supplies
  4. 1 Samuel 17:20 Or entrenchment