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1 Samuel 17:28
“Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, "Why have you come down? With whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride, and the naughtiness of your heart; for you have come down that you might see the battle.”
Verse in context — 1 Samuel 17
David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, "What shall be done to the man who kills this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
The people answered him in this way, saying, "So shall it be done to the man who kills him.
Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, "Why have you come down? With whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride, and the naughtiness of your heart; for you have come down that you might see the battle.
David said, "What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
He turned away from him toward another, and spoke like that again; and the people answered him again the same way.
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The rise of Israel’s monarchy with Samuel, Saul, and David.
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