17:48 The Philistine drew steadily closer to David to attack him, while David quickly ran toward the battle line to attack the Philistine. 2
17:20 So David got up early in the morning and entrusted the flock to someone else who would watch over it. 3 After loading up, he went just as Jesse had instructed him. He arrived at the camp 4 as the army was going out to the battle lines shouting its battle cry.
1 tn Heb “the guard of the equipment.”
2 tc Most LXX
3 tn Heb “to a guard”; KJV, NASB, NRSV “with a keeper”; NIV “with a shepherd.” Since in contemporary English “guard” sounds like someone at a military installation or a prison, the present translation uses “to someone else who would watch over it.”
4 tn Or “entrenchment.”