NET Bible
"Meanwhile for forty days the Philistine approached every morning and evening and took his position."
— 1 Samuel 17:16, NET Bible
“And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.”
“And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days. ”
“The Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.”
“Now the Philistine came out morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.”
“And the Philistine came near every morning and evening for forty days.”
“And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.”
Jesse’s three oldest sons had followed Saul to war. The names of the three sons who went to war were Eliab, his firstborn, Abinadab, the second oldest, and Shammah, the third oldest.
Now David was the youngest. While the three oldest sons followed Saul,
David was going back and forth from Saul in order to care for his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.
Meanwhile for forty days the Philistine approached every morning and evening and took his position.
Jesse said to his son David,“Take your brothers this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread; go quickly to the camp to your brothers.
Also take these ten portions of cheese to their commanding officer. Find out how your brothers are doing and bring back their pledge that they received the goods.
They are with Saul and the whole Israelite army in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.”