Matthew 1:6

New American Bible - revised edition

Jesse the father of David the king. David became the father of Solomon, whose mother had been the wife of Uriah.

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:3

David sent people to inquire about the woman and was told, “She is Bathsheba, daughter of Eliam, and wife of Uriah the Hittite, Joab’s armor-bearer.”

2 Samuel 23:1

These are the last words of David: The oracle of David, son of Jesse; the oracle of the man God raised up, Anointed of the God of Jacob, favorite of the Mighty One of Israel.

2 Samuel 23:39

Uriah the Hittite—thirty-seven in all.

1 Kings 15:5

because David had done what was right in the sight of the Lord and did not disobey any of his commands as long as he lived, except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.

1 Chronicles 11:41

Uriah the Hittite; Zabad, son of Ahlai,

1 Chronicles 14:4

These are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

1 Chronicles 2:15

Ozem, the sixth, and David, the seventh.

1 Chronicles 28:5

And of all my sons—for the Lord has given me many sons—he has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the Lord’s kingship over Israel.

1 Chronicles 3:5

In Jerusalem the following were born to him: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon—four by Bathsheba, the daughter of Ammiel;

Psalm 72:20

The end of the psalms of David, son of Jesse.

Isaiah 11:1

But a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom.

Matthew 1:5

Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse,

Romans 8:3

For what the law, weakened by the flesh, was powerless to do, this God has done: by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for the sake of sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,

Ruth 4:22

Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.

1 Samuel 16:1

The Lord said to Samuel: How long will you grieve for Saul, whom I have rejected as king of Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and be on your way. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for from among his sons I have decided on a king.

1 Samuel 17:12

David was the son of an Ephrathite named Jesse from Bethlehem in Judah who had eight sons. In the days of Saul Jesse was old and well on in years.

1 Samuel 17:58

Saul then asked him, “Whose son are you, young man?” David replied, “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.”

1 Samuel 22:8

Is that why you have all conspired against me? Why no one told me that my son had made a pact with the son of Jesse? None of you has shown compassion for me by revealing to me that my son has incited my servant to ambush me, as is the case today.”