1 Samuel 17:17 (DRB)

Passage

And Isai said to David, his son: Take for thy brethren an ephi of frumenty, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren,

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 17:15 David went, and returned from Saul, to feed his father's flock at Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 17:16 Now the Philistine came out morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

1 Samuel 17:17 And Isai said to David, his son: Take for thy brethren an ephi of frumenty, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren,

1 Samuel 17:18 And carry these ten little cheeses to the tribune: and go see thy brethren, if they are well: and learn with whom they are placed.

1 Samuel 17:19 But Saul, and they, and all the children of Israel, were in the valley of Terebinth, fighting against the Philistines.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "isai", "said", "david", "take", "brethren", "ephi", "frumenty", and "loaves". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "isai" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "Now the Philistine came out morning and..." into verse 18's "And carry these ten little cheeses to...", so "isai" and "said" belong inside that flow. In 1 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "isai" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.