17. And Jesse said to David his son, Take for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain and these ten loaves and carry them quickly to your brothers at the camp.
18. Also take these ten cheeses to the commander of their thousand. See how your brothers fare and bring some token from them.
19. Now Saul and the brothers and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
20. So David rose up early next morning, left the sheep with a keeper, took the provisions, and went, as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the encampment as the host going forth to the battleground shouted the battle cry.
21. And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.