1 Samuel 17:12 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 17:12

10 And the Philistine said, ^a“I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.”

11 When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

12 Now David was ^athe son of that ^bEphrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse, and who had ^ceight sons. And the man was old, advanced in years, in the days of Saul.

13 The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone to follow Saul to the battle. The ^anames of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

14 David was the youngest. And the three oldest followed Saul.

15 But David occasionally went and returned from Saul ^ato feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.

16 And the Philistine drew near and presented himself forty days, morning and evening.

17 Then Jesse said to his son David, “Take now for your brothers an ephah of this dried grain and these ten loaves, and run to your brothers at the camp.

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Definitions of words in 1 Samuel 17:12:

Bethlehem {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Bethlehem {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

David {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
David {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
David {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Jesse {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jesse {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Jesse {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Man {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Man {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Name {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Old {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Saul {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Saul {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Saul {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Judah {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Judah {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Other definition entries containing 1 Samuel 17:12:

Saul {Easton's}

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