Matthew 1:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Cross References

2 Samuel 23:1

These are the last words of David the son of Jesse. The God of Jacob chose David and made him a great king. The Mighty God of Israel loved him. When God told him to speak, David said:

1 Chronicles 14:4

His children born there were Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

1 Chronicles 28:5

The LORD has blessed me with many sons, but he chose my son Solomon to be the next king of Israel.

1 Chronicles 3:5

and during that time, he had thirteen more sons. His wife Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel gave birth to Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon.

Psalm 72:20

This ends the prayers of David, the son of Jesse.

Isaiah 11:1

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

Romans 8:3

The Law of Moses cannot do this, because our selfish desires make the Law weak. But God set you free when he sent his own Son to be like us sinners and to be a sacrifice for our sin. God used Christ's body to condemn sin.

1 Samuel 16:1

One day he said, “Samuel, I've rejected Saul, and I refuse to let him be king any longer. Stop feeling sad about him. Put some olive oil in a small container and go and visit a man named Jesse, who lives in Bethlehem. I've chosen one of his sons to be my king.”

1 Samuel 17:12

David's father Jesse was an old man, who belonged to the Ephrath clan and lived in Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons:

1 Samuel 17:58

and Saul asked, “Who are you?” “I am David the son of Jesse, a loyal Israelite from Bethlehem.”

1 Samuel 22:8

But you're all plotting against me! Not one of you told me that my own son Jonathan had made an agreement with him. Not one of you cared enough to tell me that Jonathan had helped one of my officers rebel. Now that son of Jesse is trying to ambush me.