1 Samuel 17:14

And David himself + 17:14 Gr. is. was the younger son, and the three elder followed Saul.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.

In Context

13And the three elder sons of Jessae went and followed Saul to the war, and the + 17:13 Gr. name. names of his sons that went to the war were, Eliab his first-born, and his second Aminadab, and his third son Samma.

15And David departed and returned from Saul, + 17:15 Gr. feeding. to feed his father’s sheep in Bethleem;

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Cross References

1 Samuel 16:11And Samuel said to Jessæ, + 16:11 Gr. Are thy sons come to an end?Hast thou no more sons? And Jessæ said, There is yet + 16:11 Or, the youngest.a little one; behold, he tends the flock. And Samuel said to Jessæ, Send and fetch him, for we may not sit down till he comes.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 17:13-31

David Comes to the Camp of Israel. ( b. c. 1060.) 12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul. 13 And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. 14 And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul. 15 But David went and… Read the whole commentary →

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