1 Samuel 17:14
Good News Translation
David was the youngest son, and while the three oldest brothers stayed with Saul,

New Revised Standard Version
David was the youngest; the three eldest followed Saul,

New American Bible
David was the youngest. While the three oldest had joined Saul,

Douay-Rheims Bible
But David was the youngest. So the three eldest having followed Saul,

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But David was the youngest. So the three eldest having followed Saul,

the youngest

1 Samuel 16:11 And Samuel said to Isai: Are here all thy sons? He answered: There remaineth yet a young one, who keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said to Isai: Send, and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

Genesis 25:23 And he answering, said: Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples shall be divided out of thy womb, and one people shall overcome the other, and the elder shall serve the younger.

Context
David Accepts the Challenge
13And his three eldest sons followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle, were Eliab, the firstborn, and the second, Abinadab, and the third Samma: 14But David was the youngest. So the three eldest having followed Saul,15David went, and returned from Saul, to feed his father's flock at Bethlehem.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 16:11
And Samuel said to Isai: Are here all thy sons? He answered: There remaineth yet a young one, who keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said to Isai: Send, and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

1 Samuel 17:15
David went, and returned from Saul, to feed his father's flock at Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 17:13
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