12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah whose name was Jesse, who had eight sons. And the man was old in the days of Saul and advanced in years.
13 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 to him Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.
14 As for David, he was the youngest. The three eldest followed Saul,
15 but David would go back and forth from Saul to shepherd his father’s flock in Bethlehem.
16 The Philistine stepped forward morning and evening and took his stand daily for forty days.
17 Then Jesse said to David his son, “Take now for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain and these ten loaves and run to the camp to your brothers.
18 Carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and look into your brothers’ health, and bring back news of them.”