1 Samuel 17:18

17:18 Also take these ten portions of cheese to their commanding officer. ¹  Find out how your brothers are doing ²  and bring back their pledge that they received the goods. ³ 

1 Samuel 17:50

17:50 ⁴ David prevailed over the Philistine with just the sling and the stone. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. David did not even have a sword in his hand. ⁵ 

[17:18]  ¹ tn Heb “officer of the thousand.”

[17:18]  ² tn Heb “and your brothers, observe with respect to welfare.”

[17:18]  ³ tn Heb “and their pledge take.” This probably refers to some type of confirmation that the goods arrived safely. See R. W. Klein, 1 Samuel (WBC), 177. Cf. NIV “bring back some assurance”; NCV “some proof to show me they are all right”; NLT “bring me back a letter from them.”

[17:50]  ⁴ tc Most LXX mss lack v. 50.

[17:50]  ⁵ tn Verse 50 is a summary statement; v. 51 gives a more detailed account of how David killed the Philistine.