1 Samuel 17:15

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

He took care of his father's sheep, and he went back and forth between Bethlehem and Saul's camp.

Cross References

1 Samuel 16:11

Do you have any more sons?” “Yes,” Jesse answered. “My youngest son David is out taking care of the sheep.” “Send for him!” Samuel said. “We won't start the ceremony until he gets here.”

1 Samuel 17:16

Goliath came out and gave his challenge every morning and every evening for forty days.

1 Samuel 17:34

But David told him: Your Majesty, I take care of my father's sheep. And when one of them is dragged off by a lion or a bear,

1 Samuel 18:2

From that time on, Saul kept David in his service and would not let David go back to his own family.