New Century Version

1 Samuel 17:10-15 New Century Version (NCV)

10. Then he said, “Today I stand and dare the army of Israel! Send one of your men to fight me!”

11. When Saul and the Israelites heard the Philistine’s words, they were very scared.

12. Now David was the son of Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons. In Saul’s time Jesse was an old man.

13. His three oldest sons followed Saul to the war. The first son was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.

14. David was the youngest. Jesse’s three oldest sons followed Saul,

15. but David went back and forth from Saul to Bethlehem, where he took care of his father’s sheep.