15. But David had gone and returned from being with Saul to feed his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.
16. And the Philistine drew near morning and evening and presented himself for forty days.
17. And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched grain and these ten loaves and run to the camp to thy brethren
18. and carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand and look how thy brethren fare and take their pledge.
19. Now Saul and they and all the men of Israel were in the valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.
20. And David rose up early in the morning and left the sheep with a keeper and took and went with his burden as Jesse had commanded him, and he came to the trench as the host was going forth in battle array, and they had already sounded the alarm for the battle.
21. For Israel and the Philistines had ordered the battle, army against army.