1 Samuel 17:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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.

Cross References

Genesis 35:19

Rachel was buried on the road to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

1 Samuel 16:18

One of the servants said, “There is a man named Jesse living in Bethlehem. I saw Jesse’s son. He knows how to play the harp. He is also a brave man and fights well. He is smart and handsome, and the Lord is with him.”

1 Samuel 17:58

Saul asked him, “Young man, who is your father?” David answered, “I am the son of your servant Jesse, from Bethlehem.”

Ruth 4:22

Obed was the father of Jesse. Jesse was the father of David.

Matthew 2:6

‘Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, you are important among the rulers of Judah. Yes, a ruler will come from you, and that ruler will lead Israel, my people.’” Micah 5:2

Matthew 1:6

Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon. (His mother had been Uriah’s wife.)

1 Samuel 16:1

The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you feel sorry for Saul? I have rejected him as king of Israel. Fill your horn with oil and go to Bethlehem. I am sending you to Jesse who lives in Bethlehem, because I have chosen one of his sons to be the new king.”

Matthew 2:1

Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea during the time when Herod was king. After Jesus was born, some wise men from the east came to Jerusalem.

Micah 5:2

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, are the smallest town in Judah. Your family is almost too small to count, but the “Ruler of Israel” will come from you to rule for me. His beginnings are from ancient times, from long, long ago.

Psalm 132:6

We heard about this in Ephrathah. We found the Box of the Agreement at Kiriath Jearim.

1 Samuel 17:11

Saul and the Israelite soldiers heard what Goliath said, and they were very afraid.

Ruth 1:2

The man’s wife was named Naomi, and his two sons were named Mahlon and Kilion. They were from the Ephrathah family of Bethlehem in Judah. The family traveled to the hill country of Moab and stayed there.

Ruth 4:17

The neighbors gave the boy his name. These women said, “Naomi has a son now!” They named him Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.

1 Samuel 1:1

There was a man named Elkanah from the Zuph family who lived in Ramah in the hill country of Ephraim. Elkanah was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph from the tribe of Ephraim.

2 Samuel 23:1

These are the last words of David: “This message is from David son of Jesse. This message is from the man God made great. He is the king chosen by the God of Jacob, the sweet singer of Israel.