A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.17; son of: Obed (H5744); father of: David (H1732), Eliab (H0446I), Abinadab (H0041I), Shimeah (H8093), Nethanel (H5417H), Raddai (H7288), Ozem (H0684), Zeruiah (H6870), Abigail (H0026H)(?) and Elihu (H0453J) Also named: Iessai (Ἰεσσαί "Jesse" G2421) § Jesse = "I possess" son of Boaz and the father of king David
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H3448 — יִשַׁי
yi.shay · Jesse · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Ruth 4:17 · יִשַׁ֖יThe neighbor women said, “A son has been born to Naomi,” and they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse, the father of David.Ruth 4:22 · יִשָׁ֔י · וְיִשַׁ֖יObed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.1 Samuel 16:1 · יִשַׁ֣יNow the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”1 Samuel 16:3 · לְיִשַׁ֖יThen invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for Me the one I indicate.”1 Samuel 16:5 · יִשַׁי֙“In peace,” he replied. “I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.1 Samuel 16:8 · יִשַׁי֙Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”1 Samuel 16:9 · יִשַׁ֖יNext Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”1 Samuel 16:10 · יִשַׁ֛י · יִשַׁ֔יThus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel told him, “The LORD has not chosen any of these.”1 Samuel 16:11 · יִשַׁי֮ · יִשַׁי֙And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”1 Samuel 16:18 · לְיִשַׁי֮One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him.”1 Samuel 16:19 · יִשָׁ֑יSo Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.”1 Samuel 16:20 · יִשַׁ֜יAnd Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat and sent them to Saul with his son David.1 Samuel 16:22 · יִשַׁ֖יThen Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.”1 Samuel 17:12 · יִשַׁ֔יNow 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.1 Samuel 17:13 · יִשַׁי֙The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.1 Samuel 17:17 · יִשַׁ֜יOne day Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp.1 Samuel 17:20 · יִשָׁ֑יSo David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had instructed him. He reached the camp as the army was marching out to its position and shouting the battle cry.1 Samuel 17:58 · יִשַׁ֖י“Whose son are you, young man?” asked Saul. “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,” David replied.1 Samuel 20:27 · יִשַׁ֛יBut on the day after the New Moon, the second day, David’s place was still empty, and Saul asked his son Jonathan, “Why hasn’t the son of Jesse come to the meal either yesterday or today?”1 Samuel 20:30 · יִשַׁ֔יThen Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you?1 Samuel 20:31 · יִשַׁי֙For as long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingdom shall be established. Now send for him and bring him to me, for he must surely die!”1 Samuel 22:7 · יִשַׁי֙Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?1 Samuel 22:8 · יִשַׁ֔יIs that why all of you have conspired against me? Not one of you told me that my own son had made a covenant with the son of Jesse. Not one of you has shown concern for me or revealed to me that my son has stirred up my own servant to lie in wait against me, as is the case today.”1 Samuel 22:9 · יִשַׁ֔יBut Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with Saul’s servants, answered: “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.1 Samuel 22:13 · יִשָׁ֑יAnd Saul asked him, “Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God for him so that he could rise up against me to lie in wait, as he is doing today.”1 Samuel 25:10 · יִשָׁ֑יBut Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.2 Samuel 20:1 · יִשַׁ֔יNow a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”2 Samuel 23:1 · יִשַׁ֗יThese are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:1 Kings 12:16 · יִשַׁ֗יWhen all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home,1 Chronicles 2:12 · יִשָֽׁי׃Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.1 Chronicles 2:13 · וְאִישַׁ֛יJesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,1 Chronicles 10:14 · יִשָֽׁי׃ פand he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.1 Chronicles 12:18 · יִשַׁ֔יThen the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.1 Chronicles 29:26 · יִשָׁ֔יDavid son of Jesse was king over all Israel.2 Chronicles 10:16 · יִשַׁ֗יWhen all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So all the Israelites went home,2 Chronicles 11:18 · יִשָֽׁי׃And Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab.Psalm 72:20 · יִשָֽׁי׃Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.Isaiah 11:1 · יִשָׁ֑יThen a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.Isaiah 11:10 · יִשַׁ֗יOn that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.