kept. was keeping. Compare 1 Samuel 16:11.
his. Some codices, quoted in the Massorah, read "my".
and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton (App-6) in verses: 1 Samuel 17:34-36.
Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 17:34
1 Samuel 17:34
34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lambi out of the flock: