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I Samuel 17:17

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One day Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 17

David is the man whom God now delights to honour, for he is a man after his own heart. We read in the foregoing chapter how, after he was anointed, Providence made him famous in the court; we read in this chapter how Providence made him much more famous in the camp, and, by both, not only marked him for a great man, but fitted him for the throne for which he was designed. In the court he was only Saul's physician; but in the camp Israel's champion; there he fairly fought, and beat Goliath of Gath. In the story observe, I. What a noble figure Goliath made, and how daringly he challenged the armies of Israel (Sa1 17:1-11). II. What a mean figure David made, when Providence brought him to the army (v. 12-30). III. The unparalleled bravery wherewith David undertook to encounter this Philistine (Sa1 17:31-39). IV. The pious resolution with which he attacked him (Sa1 17:40-47). V. The glorious victory he obtained over him with a sling and a stone, and the advantage which the Israelites thereby gained against the Philistines (Sa1 17:48-54). VI. The great notice which was hereupon taken of David at court (Sa1 17:55-58).

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Strong's Concordancev. 17

יִשַׁי (Yishay, H3448) — Jishai, David's father אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) דָּוִד (Dâvid, H1732) — David, the youngest son of Jesse בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… לָקַח (lâqach, H3947) — to take (in the widest variety of applications) אָח (ʼâch, H251) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or… אֵיפָה (ʼêyphâh, H374) — an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general זֶה (zeh, H2088) — the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that קָלִי (qâlîy, H7039) — roasted ears of grain עֶשֶׂר (ʻeser, H6235) — ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) לֶחֶם (lechem, H3899) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) רוּץ (rûwts, H7323) — to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush) מַחֲנֶה (machăneh, H4264) — an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or…

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I Samuel 25:18rank 4

Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She loaded them on donkeys

Luke 11:13rank 2

So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

II Samuel 17:28rank 2

They brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, as well as wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,

Matthew 7:11rank 2

So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

Ruth 2:14rank 2

At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here; have some bread and dip it into the vinegar sauce.” So she sat down beside the harvesters, and he offered her roasted grain, and she ate and was satisfied and had some left over.

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