Font Size
1 Samuel 17:11-15
The Message
1 Samuel 17:11-15
The Message
11 When Saul and his troops heard the Philistine’s challenge, they were terrified and lost all hope.
12-15 Enter David. He was the son of Jesse the Ephrathite from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse, the father of eight sons, was himself too old to join Saul’s army. Jesse’s three oldest sons had followed Saul to war. The names of the three sons who had joined up with Saul were Eliab, the firstborn; next, Abinadab; and third, Shammah. David was the youngest son. While his three oldest brothers went to war with Saul, David went back and forth from attending to Saul to tending his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.
Read full chapter
The Message (MSG)
Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson
Bible Gateway Recommends
The Message Personal-Size Bible--soft leather-look, saddle tan
Retail: $39.99
Our Price: $32.99
Save: $7.00 (18%)
The Message New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs - eBook
Retail: $9.99
Our Price: $7.49
Save: $2.50 (25%)
The Daily Message: Through the Bible in One Year - eBook
Retail: $24.99
Our Price: $14.71
Save: $10.28 (41%)
The Message 100 Devotional Bible: The Story of God in Sequence - eBook
Retail: $17.99
Our Price: $9.99
Save: $8.00 (44%)
The Message Bible, Dusty Rose Floral Large Print Leather-Look
Retail: $59.99
Our Price: $44.89
Save: $15.10 (25%)
The Message of Psalms: Premier Journaling Edition, desert wanderer cover
Retail: $12.99
Our Price: $5.99
Save: $7.00 (54%)