17:26 David asked the men who were standing near him, “What will be done for the man who strikes down this Philistine and frees Israel from this humiliation? 1 For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he defies the armies of the living God?” 17:27 The soldiers 2 told him what had been promised, saying, 3 “This is what will be done for the man who can strike him down.”
17:28 When David’s 4 oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, he became angry 5 with David and said, “Why have you come down here? To whom did you entrust those few sheep in the desert? I am familiar with your pride and deceit! 6 You have come down here to watch the battle!”
17:29 David replied, “What have I done now? Can’t I say anything?” 7 17:30 Then he turned from those who were nearby to someone else and asked the same question, 8 but they 9 gave him the same answer as before.
1 tn Heb “and turns aside humiliation from upon Israel.”
2 tn Heb “people.”
3 tn Heb “according to this word, saying.”
3 tn Heb “his”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “the anger of Eliab became hot.”
5 tn Heb “the wickedness of your heart.”
4 tn Heb “Is it not [just] a word?”
5 tn Heb “and spoke according to this word.”
6 tn Heb “the people.”