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David's oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking with the men. So he burned with anger at him. He asked him, "Why have you come down here? Who did you leave those few sheep in the desert with? I know how proud you are. I know how evil your heart is. The only reason you came down here was to watch the battle."
Reference
Greek: Δαβίδ (Dabíd)
Dabid (i.e. David), the Israelite king
Hebrew: Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
Greek: ἀδελφός (adelphós)
a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like G1 (Α))
Hebrew: ʼach
{a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance)}
Hebrew: ʼĔlîyʼâb
Eliab, the name of six Israelites
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: kᵉnêmâʼ
so or thus
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: παροργίζω (parorgízō)
to anger alongside, i.e. enrage
Hebrew: chêmâh
heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
Hebrew: ʼêtsel
a side; (as a preposition) near
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: nâchêth
descending
Greek: ὧδε (hōde)
in this same spot, i.e. here or hither
Hebrew: ʼêphôw
strictly a demonstrative particle, here; but used of time, now or then
Greek: ὑπολιμπάνω (hypolimpánō)
to leave behind, i.e. bequeath
Hebrew: shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
Hebrew: mizʻâr
fewness; by implication, as superl. diminutiveness
Hebrew: tsônêʼ
a flock
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἔρημος (érēmos)
Hebrew: yᵉshîymôwn
a desolation
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: ἴσημι (ísēmi)
to know
Greek: πῶς (pōs)
an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!
Hebrew: ʼay
where? hence how?
Greek: ὑπερήφανος (hyperḗphanos)
appearing above others (conspicuous), i.e. (figuratively) haughty
Hebrew: gêʼ
haughty
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: ἴσημι (ísēmi)
to know
Greek: πῶς (pōs)
an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!
Hebrew: ʼay
where? hence how?
Greek: φαῦλος (phaûlos)
"foul" or "flawy", i.e. (figuratively) wicked
Hebrew: bâl
properly, anxiety, i.e. (by implication) the heart (as its seat)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὧδε (hōde)
in this same spot, i.e. here or hither
Hebrew: ʼêphôw
strictly a demonstrative particle, here; but used of time, now or then
Greek: κουστωδία (koustōdía)
"custody", i.e. a Roman sentry
Hebrew: ʼashmurâh
a night watch
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: πόλεμος (pólemos)
warfare (literally or figuratively; a single encounter or a series)
Hebrew: kîydôwr
perhaps tumult
Verse Explanation
Eliab, David's oldest brother, became angry when he heard David speaking and questioned why David had come to the battlefield. He accused David of pride and neglecting his responsibilities with the sheep. Eliab judged David's motives without understanding what God was preparing to do through him.
History
Eliab had previously been rejected by God as king because God looks at the heart.