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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 17:17 - Strong Concordance

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1Sa 17:17 Strong Concordance And Jesse [03448] said [0559] unto David [01732] his son [01121], Take [03947] now for thy brethren [0251] an ephah [0374] of this [02088] parched [07039] corn, and these ten [06235] loaves [03899], and run [07323] to the camp [04264] to thy brethren [0251];
  King James And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
DAVID ACCEPTS THE CHALLENGE, AND SLAYS HIM. (1Sa. 17:12-58)

Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves--In those times campaigns seldom lasted above a few days at a time. The soldiers were volunteers or militia, who were supplied with provisions from time to time by their friends at home.
 
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