"And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said,…" — 1 Samuel 17:28

1 Samuel 17:28 · KJV

“And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.”

— 1 Samuel 17:28

Verse 27

And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.

Verse 29

And David said, What have I now done? {Is there} not a cause?

1 Samuel 17 — Context

And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who {is} this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.

And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.

And David said, What have I now done? {Is there} not a cause?

And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner. {manner: Heb. word}

Cross References

Matthew 10:36

And a man's foes {shall be} they of his own household.

Genesis 37:4

And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

Proverbs 18:19

A brother offended {is harder to be won} than a strong city: and {their} contentions {are} like the bars of a castle.

Genesis 37:11

And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

Genesis 37:8

And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

Mark 3:21

And when his friends heard {of it}, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. {friends: or, kinsmen}

1 Samuel 16:13

Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

Proverbs 27:4

Wrath {is} cruel, and anger {is} outrageous; but who {is} able to stand before envy? {Wrath...: Heb. Wrath is cruelty, and anger an overflowing} {envy: or, jealousy?}

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