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11 When Saul and all Israel heard this challenge of the Philistine, they were stunned and terrified.

David Comes to the Camp.[a] 12 David was the son of an Ephrathite named Jesse from Bethlehem in Judah who had eight sons. In the days of Saul Jesse was old and well on in years.(A) 13 The three oldest sons of Jesse had followed Saul to war; the names of these three sons who had gone off to war were Eliab the firstborn; Abinadab the second; and Shammah the third.

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Footnotes

  1. 17:12–31 Here the final editor begins an alternative account of David’s encounter with the Philistine hero, which continues in vv. 50–51 and concludes in 17:55–18:5.

11 Pagkabati sadto ni Saul kag sang mga Israelinhon, hinadlukan gid sila.

12 Karon, may anak si Jesse nga si David. Si Jesse isa ka Efratanhon nga nagaestar sa Betlehem nga sakop sang Juda. Tigulang na siya sang panahon ni Saul. May walo siya ka anak nga lalaki. 13 Ang tatlo niya ka magulang nga anak nag-upod kay Saul sa inaway. Ang kamagulangan amo si Eliab, ang ikaduha si Abinadab, kag ang ikatlo si Shama.

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