1 Samuel 22:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

He told them: Listen to me! You belong to the Benjamin tribe, so if that son of Jesse ever becomes king, he won't give you fields or vineyards. He won't make you officers in charge of thousands or hundreds as I have done.

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:1

David divided his soldiers into groups of a hundred and groups of a thousand. Then he chose officers to be in command of each group.

2 Samuel 20:1

A troublemaker from the tribe of Benjamin was there. His name was Sheba the son of Bichri, and he blew a trumpet to get everyone's attention. Then he said, “People of Israel, David the son of Jesse doesn't belong to us! Let's go home.”

1 Chronicles 12:16

One time a group of men from the tribes of Benjamin and Judah went to the fortress where David was staying.

Isaiah 11:1

Like a branch that sprouts from a stump, someone from David's family will some day be king.

Isaiah 11:10

The time is coming when one of David's descendants will be the signal for the people of all nations to come together. They will follow his advice, and his own nation will become famous.

1 Samuel 18:14

The LORD helped David, and he and his soldiers always won their battles.

1 Samuel 20:27

The day after the New Moon Festival, when David's place was still empty, Saul asked Jonathan, “Why hasn't that son of Jesse come to eat with us? He wasn't here yesterday, and he still isn't here today!”

1 Samuel 20:30

Saul was furious with Jonathan and yelled, “You're no son of mine, you traitor! I know you've chosen to be loyal to that son of Jesse. You should be ashamed of yourself! And your own mother should be ashamed that you were ever born.

1 Samuel 22:13

Saul demanded, “Why did you plot against me with that son of Jesse? You helped him rebel against me by giving him food and a sword, and by talking with God for him. Now he's trying to ambush me!”

1 Samuel 22:9

Doeg the Edomite was standing with the other officers and spoke up, “When I was in the town of Nob, I saw that son of Jesse. He was visiting the priest Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

1 Samuel 25:10

This is what he said: Who does this David think he is? That son of Jesse is just one more slave on the run from his master, and there are too many of them these days.