17 And Jesse said to David his son, “Take for your brothers an ephah[a] of this parched grain, and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to your brothers. 18 (A)Also take these ten cheeses to the commander of their thousand. (B)See if your brothers are well, and bring some token from them.”

19 Now Saul and they and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:17 An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters

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