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1 Samuel 17:12 · KJV

“Now David {was} the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name {was} Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men {for} an old man in the days of Saul.”

— 1 Samuel 17:12

Verse 11

When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

Verse 13

And the three eldest sons of Jesse went {and} followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle {were} Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

1 Samuel 17 — Context

10

And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.

11

When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

12

Now David {was} the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name {was} Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men {for} an old man in the days of Saul.

13

And the three eldest sons of Jesse went {and} followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle {were} Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

14

And David {was} the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.

Cross References

Genesis 35:19

And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which {is} Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 16:10-11

Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.

1 Samuel 16:18

Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, {that is} cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD {is} with him. {matters: or, speech}

1 Samuel 17:58

And Saul said to him, Whose son {art} thou, {thou} young man? And David answered, I {am} the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.

1 Chronicles 2:13-16

And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, {Shimma: or, Shammah}

Ruth 4:22

And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

Luke 3:31-32

Which was {the son} of Melea, which was {the son} of Menan, which was {the son} of Mattatha, which was {the son} of Nathan, which was {the son} of David,

Matthew 1:6

And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her {that had been the wife} of Urias;

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