1 Samuel 17:15

New Living Translation

but David went back and forth so he could help his father with the sheep in Bethlehem.

Cross References

1 Samuel 16:11

Then Samuel asked, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied. “But he’s out in the fields watching the sheep and goats.” “Send for him at once,” Samuel said. “We will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”

1 Samuel 17:16

For forty days, every morning and evening, the Philistine champion strutted in front of the Israelite army.

1 Samuel 17:34

But David persisted. “I have been taking care of my father’s sheep and goats,” he said. “When a lion or a bear comes to steal a lamb from the flock,

1 Samuel 18:2

From that day on Saul kept David with him and wouldn’t let him return home.