Take also these ten portions of cheese to the commander of their unit. Check on the welfare of your brothers and bring back an assurance from them.
Parallel translations
- WEB and bring these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers are doing, and bring back news.”
- KJV And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
- NKJV And carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers fare, and bring back news of them.”
- NASB Bring also these ten slices of cheese to the commander of their thousand, and look into the well-being of your brothers and bring back confirmation from them.
- NLT And give these ten cuts of cheese to their captain. See how your brothers are getting along, and bring back a report on how they are doing.”
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Quick answer
David is also to bring cheeses to the commander and return with news of his brothers' welfare. His assignment is humble service and a faithful report, nothing more.
Overview
Jesse's instructions reveal a caring father concerned for his sons' wellbeing in war. David is cast as an obedient errand-runner, not yet a warrior, underscoring his humility. God often raises His servants from positions of lowly faithfulness, and David's willing obedience contrasts with the fearful inaction of Israel's seasoned soldiers.
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- Gen 37:14Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,
- 1 Sam 16:20And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat, and sent them to Saul with his son David.
- 1 Th 3:5–6For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and caused our labor to be in vain.
- Job 10:10Did You not pour me out like milk, and curdle me like cheese?
- Acts 15:36Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”
- 2 Sam 17:29honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.”
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The rise of the anointed king after Israel's failed first choice points to the true Anointed One (Messiah means 'anointed'), the shepherd-king after God's own heart from Bethlehem.
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