1 Samuel 17:20

17:20 So David got up early in the morning and entrusted the flock to someone else who would watch over it. ¹  After loading up, he went just as Jesse had instructed him. He arrived at the camp ²  as the army was going out to the battle lines shouting its battle cry.

1 Samuel 17:22

17:22 After David had entrusted his cargo to the care of the supply officer, ³  he ran to the battlefront. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.

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¹ 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.”

² tn Or “entrenchment.”

³ tn Heb “the guard of the equipment.”