12 Now David was son of a certain Ephrathite man of Beth-lehem of Judah, whose name was Jesse. He had eight sons and during the days of Saul the man was old, advanced in years among men.
13 Now the three oldest sons of Jesse had already left and gone after Saul to the battle; the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
14 David was the youngest. So the three oldest followed Saul.
15 Now David would go back and forth from Saul to tending his father’s sheep by Beth-lehem.
16 For forty days that Philistine would come out every morning and evening to present himself.
17 Then Jesse said to his son David, “Take now, for your brothers, an ephah of this roasted grain and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to your brothers.
18 Also take these ten slices of cheese to the captain of their thousand—and check out the welfare of your brothers and bring back some token from them.