15 but David kept going back and forth from Saul(A) to tend his father’s flock in Bethlehem.

16 Every morning and evening for 40 days the Philistine came forward and took his stand. 17 One day Jesse had told his son David: “Take this half-bushel[a] of roasted grain along with these 10 loaves of bread(B) for your brothers and hurry to their camp.

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  1. 1 Samuel 17:17 Lit this ephah

15 but David went back and forth from Saul to tend(A) his father’s sheep(B) at Bethlehem.

16 For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand.

17 Now Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah[a](C) of roasted grain(D) and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp.

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  1. 1 Samuel 17:17 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms