So David sent for his officers and asked them who the woman was. An officer answered, “That woman is Bathsheba daughter of Eliam. She is the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”
Matthew 1:6 - Easy To Read Version Jesse was the father of King David.\par David {\cf2\super [4]} was the father of Solomon.\par (Solomon’s mother had been Uriah’s wife.)\par More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Jesse the father of King David, King David the father of Solomon, whose mother had been the wife of Uriah, [Ruth 4:18-22; I Chron. 2:13-15.] American Standard Version (1901) and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah; Common English Bible Jesse was the father of David the king. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been the wife of Uriah. Catholic Public Domain Version And Jesse conceived king David. And king David conceived Solomon, by her who had been the wife of Uriah. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Jesse begot David the king. And David the king begot Solomon, of her that had been the wife of Urias. |
So David sent for his officers and asked them who the woman was. An officer answered, “That woman is Bathsheba daughter of Eliam. She is the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”
David had always done the right things that the Lord wanted. He had always obeyed the Lord’s commands. The only time David did not obey the Lord was the time David sinned against Uriah the Hittite.
These are the names of David’s children born in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
The Lord has given me many sons. And from all those sons, the Lord chose Solomon to be the new king of Israel. But really, Israel is the Lord’s kingdom.
A small tree (child) will begin to grow from the stump (family) of Jesse. {\cf2\super [133]} That branch will grow from Jesse’s roots.
Salmon was the father of Boaz.\par (Boaz’ mother was Rahab.)\par Boaz was the father of Obed.\par (Obed’s mother was Ruth.)\par Obed was the father of Jesse.\par
The law {\cf2\super [61]} was without power because the law was made weak by our sinful selves. But God did what the law could not do. God sent his own Son to earth with the same human life that other people use for sin. God sent his Son to be an offering to pay for sin. So God used a human life to condemn (destroy) sin.
The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you feel sorry for Saul? You are feeling sorry for him, even after I told you that I refuse to let Saul be the king of Israel! Fill your horn [141] with oil and go to Bethlehem. I am sending you to a man named Jesse. Jesse lives in Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be the new king.”
David was the son of Jesse. Jesse was from the Ephrathah family in Bethlehem, Judah. Jesse had eight sons. In Saul’s time Jesse was an old man.
You men are plotting against me! You made secret plans. Not one of you told me about my son Jonathan. Not one of you told me that he made an agreement with the son of Jesse! Not one of you cares about me! Not one of you told me that my son Jonathan encouraged David. Jonathan told my servant David to hide and attack me! And that is what David is doing now!”