KJV King James Version
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.
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1 Samuel 17:12
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. And in the days of Saul, Jesse was old and well along in years.
WEB World English Bible
Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken among men.
ASV American Standard Version
Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken in years among men.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And David is son of this Ephrathite of Beth-Lehem-Judah, whose name is Jesse, and he hath eight sons, and the man in the days of Saul hath become aged among men;
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 17
9 If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.
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.
15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.
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וְדָוִד֩H1732 · da.vidDavidבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childאִ֨ישׁH376 · ishmanאֶפְרָתִ֜יH673 · eph.ra.tiEphraimiteהַזֶּ֗הH2088 · zehthisמִבֵּ֥יתH1035 · bet le.chemBethlehemלֶ֙חֶם֙H1035 · bet le.chemBethlehemיְהוּדָ֔הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahוּשְׁמ֣וֹH8034 · shemnameיִשַׁ֔יH3448 · yi.shayJesseוְל֖וֹH9033 · ohimשְׁמֹנָ֣הH8083 · she.mo.neheightבָנִ֑יםH1121 · benson: childוְהָאִישׁ֙H376 · ishmanבִּימֵ֣יH3117 · yomdayשָׁא֔וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulזָקֵ֖ןH2204 · za.qenbe oldבָּ֥אH935 · boto come (in): comeבַאֲנָשִֽׁים׃H582 · e.noshhuman
Cross-references
Genesis 35:19And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which [is] Bethlehem.1 Samuel 16:10-11Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.1 Samuel 16:18Then 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.1 Chronicles 2:13-16And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,1 Samuel 17:58And Saul said to him, Whose son [art] thou, [thou] young man? And David answered, [I am] the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.Ruth 4:22And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.Luke 3:31-32Which 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 1:6And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Urias;Matthew 2:6And thou Bethlehem, [in] the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.1 Samuel 16:1And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.Psalm 132:6Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.Matthew 2:1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,Micah 5:2But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, [though] thou be little among the thousands of Judah, [yet] out of thee shall he come forth unto me [that is] to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth [have been] from of old, from everlasting.
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