1 Samuel 17:16-18

Expanded Bible

¹⁶ For forty days the Philistine came out every morning and evening and ·stood before the Israelite army [^Ltook his stand].

¹⁷ Jesse said to his son David, “Take [^Lquickly] this ·half bushel [^Lepah] of ·cooked [roasted] grain and ten loaves of bread to your brothers in the camp. ¹⁸ Also take ten ·pieces [cuts] of cheese to the commander [^Lof thousands]. See how your brothers are and bring back some ·proof to show me that they are all right [news/token/assurance of them].